Elonda
Feminine
Elonda is a three-syllable name with a gentle opening and a rolling end, the sound of Rhonda and Yolanda with an El- in front. It has the easy music of a name that is heard more than it is written.
How old is the name Elonda?
Elonda first appears in US birth records in 1950 — 75 years ago. The typical Elonda alive today was born around 1972, making them about 53 years old. About 500 people named Elonda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Elonda most popular?
Elonda peaked in 1969, reaching #2254 nationally. See the whole 1969 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Elonda
The -onda at its end sounds like the Spanish and Italian onda, a wave, from Latin unda. That Latin wave runs through English in unexpected places: to abound was, in Latin, to overflow as a wave does, and abundance is the wave that keeps coming; to inundate is to flood, and an undulating field rises and falls like water. Elonda carries that sound in a name of its own, soft at the start and rolling at the finish.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Elonda. It shares its ending with Rhonda, Wanda and Yolanda, and no record says which, if any, it was built from.
Pronouncing Elonda
eh-LON-duh
Stress on the second syllable, rhyming with Rhonda.
Nicknames for Elonda
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1950
- Most girls named
- 197133 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2254reached in 1969
- Change vs 1987
- +14.3%8 in 1989, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Elondas among us
people named Elonda are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Elonda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a gentle, easy rhythm.
- Ellie and Lonnie give two different short forms.
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- It will be heard as Yolanda or Rolanda and spelled accordingly.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Elondas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Elonda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Elonda in 2025?
- Elonda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Elonda with classmates?
- Elonda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More E names
The most-given names starting with E, all years combined.
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