Bonnie
#396 for girls in 2025, 785 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 98.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1950 · 9,746 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 40 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 328,675since 1880
Bonnie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #396 | 785 | — | |
| 2024 | #443 | 704 | — | |
| 2023 | #502 | 607 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #527 | 592 | — | |
| 2021 | #512 | 604 | — | |
| 2020 | #606 | 481 | — | |
| 2019 | #646 | 450 | — | |
| 2018 | #691 | 420 | — | |
| 2017 | #699 | 416 | — | |
| 2016 | #897 | 312 | — | |
| 2015 | #863 | 323 | — | |
| 2014 | #866 | 318 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,044 | 237 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,096 | 225 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,111 | 222 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,263 | 189 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,374 | 173 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,334 | 184 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,415 | 168 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,281 | 186 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,203 | 190 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,135 | 201 | — | |
| 2003 | #945 | 248 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,002 | 219 | — | |
| 2001 | #895 | 255 | — | |
| 2000 | #919 | 235 | — | |
| 1999 | #818 | 265 | — | |
| 1998 | #717 | 308 | — | |
| 1997 | #640 | 347 | — | |
| 1996 | #590 | 386 | — | |
| 1995 | #588 | 387 | — | |
| 1994 | #531 | 464 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #541 | 442 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #450 | 555 | — | |
| 1991 | #445 | 574 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #379 | 694 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #330 | 764 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #298 | 831 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #258 | 984 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #237 | 1,092 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #221 | 1,176 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #206 | 1,273 | #2,613 | 18 |
| 1983 | #202 | 1,277 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #199 | 1,368 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #169 | 1,624 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #166 | 1,710 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1979 | #171 | 1,627 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #227 | 1,090 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #199 | 1,341 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #204 | 1,204 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #188 | 1,345 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #181 | 1,452 | #2,277 | 18 |
| 1973 | #164 | 1,685 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #157 | 1,853 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #138 | 2,329 | #2,279 | 17 |
| 1970 | #130 | 2,747 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #128 | 2,647 | #1,680 | 24 |
| 1968 | #116 | 2,953 | #1,695 | 22 |
| 1967 | #102 | 3,370 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #90 | 3,842 | #1,580 | 24 |
| 1965 | #89 | 4,130 | #1,513 | 26 |
| 1964 | #89 | 4,686 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1963 | #83 | 5,226 | #1,426 | 30 |
| 1962 | #79 | 5,812 | #1,242 | 39 |
| 1961 | #75 | 6,033 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1960 | #71 | 6,389 | #1,229 | 41 |
| 1959 | #71 | 6,456 | #1,228 | 40 |
| 1958 | #63 | 6,996 | #1,163 | 44 |
| 1957 | #64 | 7,242 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1956 | #51 | 8,133 | #1,092 | 48 |
| 1955 | #45 | 8,637 | #1,181 | 40 |
| 1954 | #52 | 8,099 | #1,096 | 47 |
| 1953 | #45 | 8,615 | #895 | 64 |
| 1952 | #41 | 9,383 | #896 | 62 |
| 1951 | #37 | 9,706 | #919 | 58 |
| 1950 | #33 | 9,746 | #934 | 54 |
| 1949 | #35 | 9,732 | #856 | 64 |
| 1948 | #34 | 9,817 | #799 | 72 |
| 1947 | #35 | 10,214 | #822 | 71 |
| 1946 | #33 | 9,510 | #842 | 61 |
| 1945 | #35 | 7,745 | #817 | 58 |
| 1944 | #34 | 8,456 | #801 | 61 |
| 1943 | #34 | 8,870 | #668 | 92 |
| 1942 | #34 | 8,823 | #701 | 84 |
| 1941 | #33 | 7,762 | #662 | 85 |
| 1940 | #39 | 5,957 | #758 | 66 |
| 1939 | #61 | 3,887 | #829 | 54 |
| 1938 | #65 | 3,773 | #710 | 74 |
| 1937 | #64 | 3,595 | #687 | 76 |
| 1936 | #65 | 3,374 | #637 | 82 |
| 1935 | #62 | 3,610 | #688 | 77 |
| 1934 | #58 | 3,753 | #611 | 94 |
| 1933 | #68 | 3,373 | #642 | 81 |
| 1932 | #64 | 3,621 | #632 | 89 |
| 1931 | #73 | 3,552 | #742 | 69 |
| 1930 | #78 | 3,265 | #749 | 72 |
| 1929 | #86 | 2,974 | #734 | 73 |
| 1928 | #89 | 2,923 | #767 | 71 |
| 1927 | #100 | 2,796 | #716 | 82 |
| 1926 | #105 | 2,609 | #737 | 75 |
| 1925 | #107 | 2,532 | #779 | 71 |
| 1924 | #117 | 2,296 | #787 | 73 |
| 1923 | #126 | 2,094 | #777 | 72 |
| 1922 | #137 | 1,824 | #809 | 69 |
| 1921 | #151 | 1,609 | #890 | 61 |
| 1920 | #154 | 1,515 | #826 | 66 |
| 1919 | #163 | 1,343 | #790 | 67 |
| 1918 | #178 | 1,151 | #841 | 61 |
| 1917 | #170 | 1,177 | #765 | 67 |
| 1916 | #185 | 992 | #662 | 79 |
| 1915 | #180 | 939 | #757 | 63 |
| 1914 | #174 | 783 | #751 | 49 |
| 1913 | #180 | 648 | #711 | 42 |
| 1912 | #183 | 539 | #800 | 30 |
| 1911 | #181 | 389 | #624 | 24 |
| 1910 | #183 | 374 | #707 | 18 |
| 1909 | #177 | 337 | #653 | 17 |
| 1908 | #188 | 299 | #712 | 14 |
| 1907 | #192 | 279 | #815 | 11 |
| 1906 | #186 | 268 | #852 | 9 |
| 1905 | #188 | 264 | #463 | 23 |
| 1904 | #181 | 268 | #538 | 17 |
| 1903 | #210 | 200 | #550 | 16 |
| 1902 | #221 | 182 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #215 | 179 | — | |
| 1900 | #212 | 220 | #555 | 19 |
| 1899 | #218 | 159 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #210 | 187 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #233 | 142 | #725 | 9 |
| 1896 | #217 | 163 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #243 | 129 | #609 | 12 |
| 1894 | #247 | 119 | #730 | 9 |
| 1893 | #239 | 120 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #232 | 126 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #243 | 100 | #635 | 9 |
| 1890 | #252 | 98 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #289 | 68 | #673 | 9 |
| 1888 | #277 | 70 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #274 | 59 | #544 | 11 |
| 1886 | #338 | 40 | — | |
| 1885 | #272 | 53 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 | #764 | 7 |
| 1883 | #411 | 21 | — | |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 | — | |
| 1881 | #317 | 25 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bonnie was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.
See more about Bonnie
- 47 spots since 2024 (#443 → #396)
- 210 spots since 2020 (#606 → #396)
- 467 spots since 2015 (#863 → #396)
- Biggest jump: 198 spots in 2017 (#897 → #699)
- Biggest drop: 190 spots in 2004 (#945 → #1,135)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #33 (9,746 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 40 yrs · run 1927–1966
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–2001
- Highest: 1 in 153 girls born in 1942 were named Bonnie (0.65%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,047 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #33 in 1950, was only 1 in 176 (0.57%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.4% of all girls named Bonnie (86,886) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 401 | #272 (1885) | #339 |
| 1890s | 1,343 | #210 (1898) | #233 |
| 1900s | 2,496 | #177 (1909) | #197 |
| 1910s | 8,335 | #163 (1919) | #178 |
| 1920s | 23,172 | #86 (1929) | #117 |
| 1930s | 35,803 | #58 (1934) | #66 |
| 1940s | 86,886 | #33 (1946) | #35 |
| 1950s | 83,013 | #33 (1950) | #50 |
| 1960s | 45,088 | #71 (1960) | #92 |
| 1970s | 16,673 | #130 (1970) | #176 |
| 1980s | 12,099 | #166 (1980) | #229 |
| 1990s | 4,422 | #379 (1990) | #570 |
| 2000s | 2,059 | #895 (2001) | #1,150 |
| 2010s | 3,112 | #646 (2019) | #918 |
| 2020s | 3,773 | #396 (2025) | #498 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bonnie in 1907
Top girls' names in 1907
Top boys' names in 1907
More about 1907
girls
318,564 girls got a published name in 1907; 1 in 1,142 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 92.0% of the 2,399 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
146,826 boys got a published name in 1907; 1 in 13,348 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 47.4% of the 1,549 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).