Mona vs Rhona
Mona and Rhonacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Mona was ranked #876 and Rhona #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Mona was ranked #1628 and Rhona #3961 among girls in England and Wales.
Mona and Rhona over time
Mona and Rhona appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mona and Rhona changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2021, ending at #1628 and #3961.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Mona #282 in 1970, Rhona #175 in 1972.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2021
Mona held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rhona in 4.
Highest recorded here: Mona #1065 in 2008, Rhona #869 in 1996.
The order changed in 2020: Mona moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #4001 and #3151; by 2020 that had become #2042 and #5493.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Mona #1628, Rhona #3961.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1965–2014
Mona held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rhona in 18.
Highest recorded here: Mona #282 in 1970, Rhona #175 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Mona #876, Rhona #876.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Mona | Rhona |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #476 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mona and Rhona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rhona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #175 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Girls