Rona
Meaning
“Likely from the Scottish isle of Rona, Old Norse for rough island; also used as a feminine form of Ronald, ruler's advisor.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rona has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
440 people · the #14,608 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 34
Among people named Rona living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Rona
Most people given the name Rona in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Rona you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Rona deep dive
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