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Jonda
How to Pronounce Jonda
Pronounced JON-duh /หdสษn.dษ/Medium
Meaning: Jonda is a mid-century American coinage that joins the popular Jo- opening of names like Joan and Joanne with the -onda ending of Rhonda and Wanda. It has no older root; its appeal is the familiar rhythm of the rhyming girls' names around it.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jonda shows up in United States records from the mid-1940s, part of a cluster of invented -onda girls' names that felt fresh at the time. With no ancient root, it stayed a long-tail choice, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high in the early 1970s and fading by the 1990s.
A girl named Jonda then would be around fifty today, placing it squarely in the boomer-to-Gen-X rhyme wave. It has not revived and reads as firmly of its moment, a period piece from the age of Rhonda and Wanda.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jonda mean?
It is a mid-century American coinage, a Jo- name built like Rhonda and Wanda rather than from an older root.
How do you pronounce Jonda?
It's said JON-duh /หdสษn.dษ/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Jonda a boy or girl name?
Jonda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jonda?
It has always been rare, an invented mid-century name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.