Given name & surname
Rondel
“wielding a good spear”
Rondel is a variant of Rhonda. One Welsh interpretation is “wielding a good spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rondel is a variant of Rhonda. One Welsh interpretation is “wielding a good spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rondel is a variant of Rhonda. An origin associated with Rhonda is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rondel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 454
- 454 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 426 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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