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Ramona

Girl name · 25 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Ramona: 25 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 5 births in 2019.

The name Ramona is the feminine form of Ramón, the Spanish version of Raymond, which has Germanic roots from *Raginmund*, meaning "wise protector" or "counsel-protector." It gained widespread popularity through Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel *Ramona*, a romanticised tale of a mixed-race orphan in early California, which sparked a tourism boom and inspired the annual Ramona Pageant in Hemet, California. Famous bearers include the American actress Ramona Marquez, known for her role in the sitcom *Outnumbered*, and the pioneering Mexican-American journalist Ramona Acosta Bañuelos, who served as U.S. Treasurer. The name shares its root with the Scottish place name Raymond, though Ramona itself is not directly tied to Scotland. A notable variant is the French form, Ramone, while the name also appears in the classic Ramones song "Ramona."