Given name
Rhonda
“wielding a good spear”
Rhonda is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “wielding a good spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “wielding a good spear.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rhonda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 208,658
- 589 boys · 208,069 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 10,981 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,277 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,277 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10,949 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 173,379 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rhonda’s family of names
In English usage, Rhonda has a related form in Ronda. Rhonda has a related form in Ronda. Rhonda has a related form in Rondi.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Rondavariant · English
- Rhondiavariant
- Ronndavariant
- Rondivariant
- Rondellevariant
- Rondelvariant
- Rhondeavariant
- Rhondahvariant
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See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Rhonda
- Rhonda FlemingAmerican actress (1923–2020)
- Rhonda ByrneAustralian writer and producerborn 1951
- LaChanzeAmerican actress, singer, and dancerborn 1961
- Rhonda VincentAmerican musicianborn 1962
- Rhonda SingCanadian professional wrestler (1961–2001)
- Rhonda ShearAmerican actress, television personality, and comedianborn 1954
- Rhonda SmithCanadian bassistborn 1961
- Rhonda HughesAmerican mathematician & academicborn 1947
- Rhonda Ross KendrickAmerican singer and actressborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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