Given name & surname
Rona
“from the rough island”
Rona is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rough island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “from the rough island.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
How it developed
In English use, Rona is used as a variant of Rhona.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,444
- 0 boys · 5,444 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −76%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 153 in 1966. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,294 as a first name in 2020; 246 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.
Rona’s family of names
In English usage, Rona is a short form of Corona. Rona has a related form in Ronna. Rona has a related form in Rhona.
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Around the world
Rona has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ronaleevariant
- Ronnavariant
- Ronellevariant
- Ronellavariant
- Rhonavariant
- Coronafull form · English
- Ronaleighvariant
- Rhonahvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rona
- Rona NishliuKosovo-Albanian singerborn 1986
- Rona HartnerRomanian actress and singer (1973–2023)
- Rona AndersonScottish actress (1926-2013)
- Rona AmbroseCanadian politicianborn 1969
- Rona Jaffenovelist (1931-2005)
- Rona BarrettAmerican gossip columnist and businesswomanborn 1936
- Rona Robinsonsuffragette, first woman in the UK to be granted a first-class chemistry degree (1881-1962)
- Rona McKenzieNew Zealand cricketer (1922-1999)
- Rona Fairhead, Baroness Fairheadformer chairperson of the BBC Trustborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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