Revonda
Feminine
Revonda is an American name with no documented parent, built out of a familiar sound and an ending that attached freely. Its middle is shared with a musical form that is defined entirely by returning to where it started.
How old is the name Revonda?
Revonda first appears in US birth records in 1932 — 93 years ago. The typical Revonda alive today was born around 1960, making them about 65 years old. About 600 people named Revonda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Revonda most popular?
Revonda peaked in 1962, reaching #1889 nationally. See the whole 1962 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Revonda
A rondo is a piece of music with a tune that keeps coming back. The structure is simple and strict: the main theme, then something else, then the main theme again, then something else again, then the main theme. Composers have used it for the last movement of sonatas and concertos for centuries because an audience enjoys recognizing a returning tune and because it lets a performer show off in the sections between. The word comes from the French for round, the same root as the round dance, and the older forms of it were danced rather than listened to. Revonda has no connection to any of it, but the syllable is a real word for a very old idea.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Rhonda is the usual suggestion, and Rhonda's own origin is argued over. Nothing documents a source for this form, which is the ordinary situation for names of its period and build.
Pronouncing Revonda
ruh-VON-duh
Three syllables with the weight in the middle. The first is light enough to disappear in quick speech.
Nicknames for Revonda
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
- 1932
- Most girls named
- 196237 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1889reached in 1962
- Change vs 1982
- −37.5%5 in 1988, from 8
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.
Revondas among us
people named Revonda 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
Revonda 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
- Vonda and Ronnie are both available as short forms and both work on their own.
- The stress falls where an English reader expects, so first attempts land correctly.
- Three open syllables carry well and are easy to hear across a room.
- Rhonda and Revonda will be confused by anybody catching the name once.
- It belongs audibly to one stretch of American naming, which places it in time for some listeners.
- No origin is documented, so the meaning question has nothing to answer with.
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Frequently asked
- How many Revondas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Revonda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Revonda in 2025?
- Revonda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Revonda with classmates?
- Revonda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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