Jonda
Feminine
Jonda is an American girl's name of the later twentieth century, JON-duh, built on the same frame as Rhonda and Wanda with a Jo- or Jon- at the front. It has two firm syllables and a spelling that says exactly how it sounds.
How old is the name Jonda?
Jonda first appears in US birth records in 1945 — 80 years ago. The typical Jonda alive today was born around 1967, making them about 58 years old. About 500 people named Jonda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jonda most popular?
Jonda peaked in 1965, reaching #2605 nationally. See the whole 1965 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Jonda
Our story of Jonda is about an ending that was everywhere at once. Linda, Rhonda, Wanda and Brenda were all familiar names of one generation, and the -nda at the end of them was one of the best-known sounds a girl's name could have. Jonda takes that ending and puts Jon in front of it, a boy's name turned toward a daughter, or simply Jo with an n to carry the sound across. No record says which, but the result is clean and unfussy: two syllables, one stress, no silent letters.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No origin for Jonda has been documented. It reads as Jo or Jon joined to the -nda ending of Rhonda, Wanda and Linda, or as a feminine made directly from Jon, but no record names the join, and it borrows no meaning from any of those names.
Pronouncing Jonda
JON-duh
Two syllables, stress on the first, rhyming with Rhonda and Wanda.
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
- 1945
- Most girls named
- 197323 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2605reached in 1965
- Change vs 1990
- +20.0%6 in 1991, from 5
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.
Jondas among us
people named Jonda 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
Jonda 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
- Rhymes with Rhonda and Wanda, so it is familiar on first hearing.
- Spelled exactly as it sounds, with no silent letters.
- Short and firm, two syllables.
- People will hear Rhonda, Wanda or Jonna and write those, so the J and the d will need giving.
- Its sound places it among names of the later twentieth century, so it will not read as new.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jondas 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 Jonda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jonda in 2025?
- Jonda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Jonda with classmates?
- Jonda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with J, all years combined.
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