Bonnie

Where Bonnie comes from

Originally an American nickname from Scottish bonnie (“fine, beautiful”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Bonnie
  • English
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #449 among girls — 14 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1950
    Peak, #33
    9,746 babies named Bonnie — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1951
    Bonnie Tyler born
    Welsh singer
  4. 1964
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #89.
  5. 1991
    Bonnie Wright born
    British actress and filmmaker
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from English.
Namesakes
  • Bonnie Tyler · Welsh singer, 1951–2026
  • Bonnie Wright · British actress and filmmaker, born 1991
  • Bonnie Hunt · American actress and comedian, born 1961
  • Bonnie Raitt · American musician, born 1949
  • Bonnie Blair · American speed skater, born 1964

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.