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Ramona

Ramona: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wise protector”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
ruh-MOH-nuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Feminine form of Ramón, the Spanish form of Raymond, from Germanic ragin 'counsel' and mund 'protector'. Popularized in English by Helen Hunt Jackson's novel Ramona.

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How popular is Ramona?

2024109 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Ramona in 2024364

2024 rank#770 girls

Peak year1928

Total US babies since 188070,745

Ramona is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ramona

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Raymondwise protector · Germanic
  • Raycounsel · English
  • Raymundowise protector · Spanish
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic

Ramona questions

What does the name Ramona mean?

Ramona means "wise protector". It comes from Germanic. Feminine form of Ramón, the Spanish form of Raymond, from Germanic ragin 'counsel' and mund 'protector'. Popularized in English by Helen Hunt Jackson's novel Ramona.

Is Ramona a boy or girl name?

Ramona is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ramona?

364 US babies were named Ramona in 2024. Its peak year was 1928.

How do you pronounce Ramona?

Ramona is usually pronounced ruh-MOH-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.