Rhonda is from the Welsh *Rhondda* — a valley and river in South Wales, from *rhon* ("pike, lance, spear") + the intensifier *-dda* ("good") — or alternatively "noisy one." **A top-50 US baby name from 1961 to 1969, peaking at #44 in 1963**. **"Help Me, Rhonda"** — **the Beach Boys' 1965 single that reached #1 on the *Billboard* Hot 100; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; one of the band's signature surf-pop hits and a cornerstone of the *Today!* and *Summer Days* albums**. **Rhonda Fleming (1923-2020)** — American actress known as the "Queen of Technicolor" for how vividly her red hair and complexion photographed; *Spellbound* (1945), *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957). **Rhonda Byrne (born 1951)** — Australian author; *The Secret* (2006) sold 30+ million copies in 50+ languages — one of the best-selling self-help books of the 21st century. **Rhonda Vincent (born 1962)** — American bluegrass singer; Grammy winner; "The Queen of Bluegrass"; Grand Ole Opry member. **Rhonda Rousey** is *Ronda Rousey* (different spelling). **Rhonda Stark** — *Married... with Children*.
Featured throughout 1960s American pop music and Hollywood.
Rhonda reduces to seven — the number of the Beach Boys hit.