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

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
#33
1950 · 9,746 births
Debut · girls
1880
14 births
In top 100 · girls
40 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
328,675
since 1880

Bonnie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #33, 1950girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#396785—
2024#443704—
2023#502607#12,2395
2022#527592—
2021#512604—
2020#606481—
2019#646450—
2018#691420—
2017#699416—
2016#897312—
2015#863323—
2014#866318—
2013#1,044237—
2012#1,096225—
2011#1,111222—
2010#1,263189—
2009#1,374173—
2008#1,334184—
2007#1,415168—
2006#1,281186—
2005#1,203190—
2004#1,135201—
2003#945248—
2002#1,002219—
2001#895255—
2000#919235—
1999#818265—
1998#717308—
1997#640347—
1996#590386—
1995#588387—
1994#531464#8,8005
1993#541442#8,7005
1992#450555—
1991#445574#5,09610
1990#379694#4,99310
1989#330764#4,81110
1988#298831#5,7517
1987#258984#3,95911
1986#2371,092#4,13010
1985#2211,176#4,05210
1984#2061,273#2,61318
1983#2021,277#4,9077
1982#1991,368#2,83116
1981#1691,624#3,41212
1980#1661,710#3,25613
1979#1711,627#3,56911
1978#2271,090#4,1578
1977#1991,341#3,38611
1976#2041,204#3,47110
1975#1881,345#2,36118
1974#1811,452#2,27718
1973#1641,685#2,40516
1972#1571,853#2,32316
1971#1382,329#2,27917
1970#1302,747#2,29316
1969#1282,647#1,68024
1968#1162,953#1,69522
1967#1023,370#1,75820
1966#903,842#1,58024
1965#894,130#1,51326
1964#894,686#1,48728
1963#835,226#1,42630
1962#795,812#1,24239
1961#756,033#1,57026
1960#716,389#1,22941
1959#716,456#1,22840
1958#636,996#1,16344
1957#647,242#1,31835
1956#518,133#1,09248
1955#458,637#1,18140
1954#528,099#1,09647
1953#458,615#89564
1952#419,383#89662
1951#379,706#91958
1950#339,746#93454
1949#359,732#85664
1948#349,817#79972
1947#3510,214#82271
1946#339,510#84261
1945#357,745#81758
1944#348,456#80161
1943#348,870#66892
1942#348,823#70184
1941#337,762#66285
1940#395,957#75866
1939#613,887#82954
1938#653,773#71074
1937#643,595#68776
1936#653,374#63782
1935#623,610#68877
1934#583,753#61194
1933#683,373#64281
1932#643,621#63289
1931#733,552#74269
1930#783,265#74972
1929#862,974#73473
1928#892,923#76771
1927#1002,796#71682
1926#1052,609#73775
1925#1072,532#77971
1924#1172,296#78773
1923#1262,094#77772
1922#1371,824#80969
1921#1511,609#89061
1920#1541,515#82666
1919#1631,343#79067
1918#1781,151#84161
1917#1701,177#76567
1916#185992#66279
1915#180939#75763
1914#174783#75149
1913#180648#71142
1912#183539#80030
1911#181389#62424
1910#183374#70718
1909#177337#65317
1908#188299#71214
1907#192279#81511
1906#186268#8529
1905#188264#46323
1904#181268#53817
1903#210200#55016
1902#221182#74410
1901#215179—
1900#212220#55519
1899#218159#61311
1898#210187#54315
1897#233142#7259
1896#217163#67411
1895#243129#60912
1894#247119#7309
1893#239120#1,0355
1892#232126#59712
1891#243100#6359
1890#25298#6679
1889#28968#6739
1888#27770#7558
1887#27459#54411
1886#33840—
1885#27253#7657
1884#34932#7647
1883#41121—
1882#41819—
1881#31725—
1880#44914—
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.

Where Bonnie is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 418 girlsAKMaine: #41 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 157 girlsMEVermont: #32 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 112 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #27 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 109 girlsNHWashington: #69 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 276 girlsWAIdaho: #40 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 161 girlsIDMontana: #46 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 182 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #29 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 110 girlsNDMinnesota: #51 for girls · 199 births · 1 in 190 girlsMNIllinois: #64 for girls · 386 births · 1 in 275 girlsILWisconsin: #49 for girls · 226 births · 1 in 192 girlsWIMichigan: #64 for girls · 355 births · 1 in 259 girlsMINew York: #61 for girls · 653 births · 1 in 260 girlsNYMassachusetts: #71 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 299 girlsMARhode Island: #85 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 350 girlsRIOregon: #72 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 304 girlsORNevada: #76 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 242 girlsNVWyoming: #57 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 195 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #52 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 214 girlsSDIowa: #83 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 353 girlsIAIndiana: #84 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 334 girlsINOhio: #62 for girls · 433 births · 1 in 247 girlsOHPennsylvania: #41 for girls · 620 births · 1 in 187 girlsPANew Jersey: #57 for girls · 246 births · 1 in 234 girlsNJConnecticut: #69 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 279 girlsCTCalifornia: #80 for girls · 455 births · 1 in 358 girlsCAUtah: #54 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 191 girlsUTColorado: #58 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 244 girlsCONebraska: #81 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 330 girlsNEMissouri: #95 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 409 girlsMOKentucky: #54 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 196 girlsKYWest Virginia: #51 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 220 girlsWVVirginia: #54 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 214 girlsVAMaryland: #36 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 159 girlsMDDelaware: #31 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 121 girlsDEArizona: #94 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 369 girlsAZNew Mexico: #123 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 460 girlsNMKansas: #80 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 319 girlsKSArkansas: #89 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 381 girlsARTennessee: #81 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 366 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #74 for girls · 164 births · 1 in 300 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #92 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 395 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #86 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 322 girlsDCOklahoma: #99 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 444 girlsOKLouisiana: #70 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 275 girlsLAMississippi: #84 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 347 girlsMSAlabama: #90 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 395 girlsALGeorgia: #65 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 299 girlsGAHawaii: #65 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 246 girlsHITexas: #119 for girls · 197 births · 1 in 570 girlsTXFlorida: #62 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 262 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#27 · 1 in 109
  2. North Dakota#29 · 1 in 110
  3. Delaware#31 · 1 in 121
  4. Vermont#32 · 1 in 112
  5. Maryland#36 · 1 in 159

Best ever in a state: #7 in Nevada, 1940.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#27491 in 109
North Dakota#29601 in 110
Delaware#31381 in 121
Vermont#32321 in 112
Maryland#361891 in 159
Idaho#40391 in 161
Maine#41611 in 157
Pennsylvania#416201 in 187
Montana#46361 in 182
Wisconsin#492261 in 192
Minnesota#511991 in 190
West Virginia#51881 in 220
South Dakota#52331 in 214
Kentucky#541681 in 196
Utah#54541 in 191
Virginia#541911 in 214
New Jersey#572461 in 234
Wyoming#57141 in 195
Colorado#58761 in 244
New York#616531 in 260
Florida#621811 in 262
Ohio#624331 in 247
Illinois#643861 in 275
Michigan#643551 in 259
Georgia#651511 in 299
Hawaii#65241 in 246
Connecticut#69871 in 279
Washington#691031 in 276
Louisiana#701431 in 275
Massachusetts#711791 in 299
Oregon#72501 in 304
North Carolina#741641 in 300
Nevada#7691 in 242
California#804551 in 358
Kansas#80661 in 319
Nebraska#81421 in 330
Tennessee#811001 in 366
Iowa#83781 in 353
Indiana#841511 in 334
Mississippi#84731 in 347
Rhode Island#85231 in 350
District of Columbia#86421 in 322
Arkansas#89471 in 381
Alabama#90911 in 395
South Carolina#92681 in 395
Arizona#94381 in 369
Missouri#951091 in 409
Oklahoma#99481 in 444
Texas#1191971 in 570
New Mexico#123251 in 460
Alaska#12961 in 418

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 Bonnie
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s401#272 (1885)#339
1890s1,343#210 (1898)#233
1900s2,496#177 (1909)#197
1910s8,335#163 (1919)#178
1920s23,172#86 (1929)#117
1930s35,803#58 (1934)#66
1940s86,886#33 (1946)#35
1950s83,013#33 (1950)#50
1960s45,088#71 (1960)#92
1970s16,673#130 (1970)#176
1980s12,099#166 (1980)#229
1990s4,422#379 (1990)#570
2000s2,059#895 (2001)#1,150
2010s3,112#646 (2019)#918
2020s3,773#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 1958

girls
#63
6,996 births · 1 in 288 girls
boys
#1,163
44 births · 1 in 48,237 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #63Bonnie6,996

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #1,163Bonnie44
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 288 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 99.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bonnie
  1. #60Lynn7,214
  2. #61Jane7,199
  3. #62Judith7,102
  4. #63Bonnie6,996
  5. #64Valerie6,920
  6. #65Maria6,899
  7. #66Wanda6,891
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 48,237 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 74.2% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bonnie
  1. #1,148Terrill45
  2. #1,148Titus45
  3. #1,148Webster45
  4. #1,163Bonnie44
  5. #1,163Asa44
  6. #1,163Kem44
  7. #1,163Kory44
  8. #1,172Alfonza43
  9. #1,172Boris43
  10. #1,172Deane43

Tied with 8 names at #1,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →