Given name & surname
Ramona
“one who offers wise protection”·“a wise protector”
In Spanish use, Ramona is a feminine form of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Original Spanishราโมนา
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Ramona carries the interpretation “one who offers wise protection.” In Spanish use, Ramona is a feminine form of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In Spanish use, Ramona is used as a feminine counterpart of Ramon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ramona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 71,123
- 249 boys · 70,874 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 2,251 babies
- 2025
- 373
- #733 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 373 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 733 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,239 in 1928. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (48). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 62,766 as a first name in 2020; 131 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ramona’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Ramona has a short form in Mona. Ramona is a feminine form of Raymond. Ramona has a related form in Ramonita.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ramona has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ramona
- Victoria OcampoArgentine writer and translator (1890-1979)
- Ramona BachmannSwiss footballerborn 1990
- Ramona NeubertEast German heptathleteborn 1958
- Ramona BalthasarGerman rowerborn 1964
- Ramona MănescuRomanian politicianborn 1972
- Ramona PortwichEast German canoe racerborn 1967
- Ramona Theresia HofmeisterGerman snowboarderborn 1996
- Ramona SiebenhoferAustrian alpine skierborn 1991
- Ramona StraubGerman ski jumperborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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