Londa

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How to Pronounce Londa

Pronounced LON-duh /ˈlɑn.də/High

Meaning: Londa is a compact mid-century girls' name, most naturally a short form clipped from Yolonda or Rolonda, and a close rhyme of Rhonda. It reads as a sound-driven American name rather than one with a single inherited root.Low

In 30 seconds: Londa is a short form from names like Yolonda and Rolonda, and a rhyme of Rhonda. It crested around 1960.

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningLonda is a compact mid-century girls' name, most naturally a short form clipped from Yolonda or Rolonda, and a close rhyme of Rhonda. It reads as a sound-driven American name rather than one with a single inherited root.

U.S. rank (1995)#12687 ↘ Falling

1995 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1960

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,669

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Londa is a brief mid-century girls' name that most likely began as a short form of Yolonda or Rolonda, while also standing on its own as a cousin of Rhonda, which was rising in the same years. Its appeal is its clean two-beat sound rather than a documented meaning.

It reached its high point around 1960 and stayed slight, fading afterward. A woman named Londa at the peak is now in her mid-sixties. It has not revived and reads as a spare mid-century name; it needs no nickname and pairs easily with the Rhonda-and-Wanda sound world of its day.

Did you know? Londa can be read two ways — as a trimmed Yolonda or as a stand-alone rhyme of the then-fashionable Rhonda — a nice example of how a single short name can have more than one honest origin; it peaked around 1960.

Overall data confidence 52%

References — Londa — Short form of Yolonda/Rolonda; rhyme of Rhonda; SSA peak 1960

Variations

YolondaRolondaLondda

Nicknames

Lon

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If you like Londa…

Rhonda— the near-rhyme name rising in the same years

Yolanda— a likely fuller source for the short form

Wanda— a same-era two-beat -anda/-onda name

Vayda— another American name

Twanda— a similarly popular pick

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Londa mean?

Londa is best read as a short form of Yolonda or Rolonda and a cousin of Rhonda; it has no single confirmed root meaning.

How do you pronounce Londa?

It's said LON-duh /ˈlɑn.də/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Londa a boy or girl name?

Londa is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Londa?

Londa was an uncommon mid-century name that crested at the turn of the nineteen-sixties and has been rare since.