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
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- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
70 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #33 (9,746 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 40 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 40 yrs · run 1927–1966
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 153
- 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
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 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 2025
girls
#396
785 births · 1 in 2,047 girls
Top girls' names in 2025
More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 2,047 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 97.7% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).
Ranked beside Bonnie
Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.