Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Rhona

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
powerful, mighty

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rhona

Pronunciation

r-hona, rho-na

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1951 (rank #987, 89 births); most recent 2020 (rank #13441, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20206
201912
201814
201712
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #869, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
20215
20203
20197
201810
20178
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #180, 33 births); most recent 2023 (rank #830, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #113, 57 births); most recent 2024 (rank #476, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20246
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
20197
20187
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #343, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence