Bonita
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · Last seen for boys in 1961 at #3,652
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1950 · 1,528 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 37,842since 1888
Bonita over time
Rank among girls' names. Bonita has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #8,860 | 11 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | — | |
| 2022 | #7,631 | 14 | — | |
| 2021 | #7,630 | 14 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | — | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | — | |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | — | |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | — | |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | — | |
| 2010 | #6,382 | 20 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,811 | 19 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | — | |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | — | |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | — | |
| 2003 | #5,419 | 22 | — | |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,547 | 32 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,505 | 32 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,372 | 33 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,417 | 52 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,947 | 71 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,958 | 71 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,892 | 74 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,686 | 81 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,564 | 84 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,318 | 104 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,620 | 73 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,856 | 60 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,502 | 76 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,485 | 77 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,445 | 83 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,114 | 124 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,111 | 123 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,198 | 109 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,221 | 102 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,160 | 107 | — | |
| 1976 | #988 | 129 | — | |
| 1975 | #978 | 126 | — | |
| 1974 | #772 | 179 | — | |
| 1973 | #815 | 161 | — | |
| 1972 | #667 | 224 | — | |
| 1971 | #637 | 260 | — | |
| 1970 | #566 | 321 | — | |
| 1969 | #515 | 361 | — | |
| 1968 | #502 | 373 | — | |
| 1967 | #438 | 461 | — | |
| 1966 | #400 | 528 | — | |
| 1965 | #363 | 624 | — | |
| 1964 | #368 | 662 | — | |
| 1963 | #326 | 831 | — | |
| 1962 | #305 | 924 | — | |
| 1961 | #303 | 930 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #316 | 893 | — | |
| 1959 | #333 | 812 | — | |
| 1958 | #327 | 822 | — | |
| 1957 | #289 | 971 | — | |
| 1956 | #242 | 1,174 | — | |
| 1955 | #230 | 1,238 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #232 | 1,199 | — | |
| 1953 | #218 | 1,354 | — | |
| 1952 | #199 | 1,456 | — | |
| 1951 | #190 | 1,522 | — | |
| 1950 | #181 | 1,528 | — | |
| 1949 | #186 | 1,508 | — | |
| 1948 | #203 | 1,315 | — | |
| 1947 | #189 | 1,448 | — | |
| 1946 | #198 | 1,213 | — | |
| 1945 | #226 | 844 | — | |
| 1944 | #204 | 979 | — | |
| 1943 | #206 | 1,014 | — | |
| 1942 | #234 | 826 | — | |
| 1941 | #232 | 742 | — | |
| 1940 | #275 | 516 | — | |
| 1939 | #312 | 391 | — | |
| 1938 | #335 | 359 | — | |
| 1937 | #398 | 266 | — | |
| 1936 | #423 | 234 | — | |
| 1935 | #401 | 260 | — | |
| 1934 | #422 | 242 | — | |
| 1933 | #422 | 230 | — | |
| 1932 | #438 | 226 | — | |
| 1931 | #447 | 206 | — | |
| 1930 | #455 | 219 | — | |
| 1929 | #482 | 197 | — | |
| 1928 | #492 | 196 | — | |
| 1927 | #494 | 199 | — | |
| 1926 | #509 | 188 | — | |
| 1925 | #485 | 208 | — | |
| 1924 | #560 | 167 | — | |
| 1923 | #564 | 164 | — | |
| 1922 | #647 | 128 | — | |
| 1921 | #612 | 142 | — | |
| 1920 | #608 | 137 | — | |
| 1919 | #704 | 99 | — | |
| 1918 | #723 | 99 | — | |
| 1917 | #721 | 93 | — | |
| 1916 | #631 | 115 | — | |
| 1915 | #700 | 90 | — | |
| 1914 | #759 | 58 | — | |
| 1913 | #674 | 59 | — | |
| 1912 | #757 | 44 | — | |
| 1911 | #698 | 39 | — | |
| 1910 | #679 | 39 | — | |
| 1909 | #691 | 33 | — | |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | — | |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | — | |
| 1906 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | — | |
| 1904 | #773 | 21 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Bonita! It came in at #1,136, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1892, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Bonita is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#156 · 1 in 643
- District of Columbia#162 · 1 in 735
- Kentucky#170 · 1 in 911
- Alabama#171 · 1 in 838
- Maryland#182 · 1 in 1,011
Best ever in a state: #48 in North Dakota, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #156 | 11 | 1 in 643 |
| District of Columbia | #162 | 18 | 1 in 735 |
| Kentucky | #170 | 35 | 1 in 911 |
| Alabama | #171 | 41 | 1 in 838 |
| Maryland | #182 | 30 | 1 in 1,011 |
| North Carolina | #183 | 49 | 1 in 995 |
| Virginia | #197 | 37 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Georgia | #211 | 38 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Indiana | #218 | 39 | 1 in 1,280 |
| West Virginia | #221 | 13 | 1 in 1,294 |
| North Dakota | #223 | 6 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Ohio | #225 | 71 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Pennsylvania | #232 | 71 | 1 in 1,564 |
| Minnesota | #233 | 25 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Kansas | #234 | 16 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Florida | #242 | 34 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Mississippi | #254 | 18 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Oklahoma | #256 | 14 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Arkansas | #258 | 12 | 1 in 1,458 |
| Illinois | #267 | 56 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Tennessee | #267 | 19 | 1 in 1,906 |
| South Carolina | #274 | 16 | 1 in 1,621 |
| Maine | #277 | 5 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Missouri | #297 | 19 | 1 in 2,332 |
| Wisconsin | #302 | 16 | 1 in 2,762 |
| Michigan | #314 | 32 | 1 in 2,715 |
| New Jersey | #342 | 19 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Oregon | #357 | 6 | 1 in 2,595 |
| Louisiana | #363 | 16 | 1 in 2,378 |
| Iowa | #371 | 8 | 1 in 3,539 |
| Texas | #389 | 41 | 1 in 2,726 |
| Massachusetts | #422 | 9 | 1 in 6,002 |
| Washington | #483 | 6 | 1 in 4,634 |
| New York | #500 | 31 | 1 in 5,418 |
| California | #660 | 24 | 1 in 7,297 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bonita
- 1,609 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #8,860)
- 1,937 spots since 2020 (#6,923 → #8,860)
- 1,247 spots since 2015 (#7,613 → #8,860)
- Biggest jump: 625 spots in 1903 (#1,594 → #969)
- Biggest drop: 206 spots in 1975 (#772 → #978)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1950 at #181 (1,528 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1903–1976
- Highest: 1 in 1,121 girls born in 1950 were named Bonita (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 31.9% of all girls named Bonita (12,076) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #1,136 (1888) | #1,136 |
| 1890s | 35 | #1,122 (1896) | #1,269 |
| 1900s | 165 | #691 (1909) | #1,003 |
| 1910s | 735 | #631 (1916) | #705 |
| 1920s | 1,726 | #482 (1929) | #545 |
| 1930s | 2,633 | #312 (1939) | #405 |
| 1940s | 10,405 | #186 (1949) | #215 |
| 1950s | 12,076 | #181 (1950) | #244 |
| 1960s | 6,587 | #303 (1961) | #384 |
| 1970s | 1,718 | #566 (1970) | #900 |
| 1980s | 885 | #1,111 (1980) | #1,470 |
| 1990s | 450 | #1,892 (1990) | #3,042 |
| 2000s | 186 | #4,447 (2001) | #6,726 |
| 2010s | 149 | #6,186 (2016) | #8,037 |
| 2020s | 86 | #6,922 (2023) | #7,536 |
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.
Bonita in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 2,170 of them was named Bonita, which outranked 96.0% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 354,033 of them was named Bonita, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,356Wymon7
- #3,356Wyndell7
- #3,356Yvette7
- #3,652Bonita6
- #3,652Abundio6
- #3,652Adelaido6
- #3,652Adriano6
- #4,065Abdon5
- #4,065Abron5
- #4,065Agustine5
Tied with 412 names at #3,652; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.