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 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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #33, 1950girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #92 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 396 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedNHWashington: #160 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 814 girlsWAIdaho: #125 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 553 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #169 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsMNIllinois: #249 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsILWisconsin: #203 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsWIMichigan: #268 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,818 girlsMINew York: #245 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsNYMassachusetts: #194 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #224 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsORNevada: #208 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 935 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedSDIowa: #307 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,222 girlsIAIndiana: #212 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsINOhio: #231 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsOHPennsylvania: #197 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsPANew Jersey: #216 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsNJConnecticut: #225 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsCTCalifornia: #224 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsCAUtah: #114 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 553 girlsUTColorado: #172 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 941 girlsCONebraska: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsNEMissouri: #245 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsMOKentucky: #249 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsKYWest Virginia: #260 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsWVVirginia: #190 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,120 girlsVAMaryland: #279 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,907 girlsMDDelaware: #139 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 607 girlsDEArizona: #202 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsAZNew Mexico: #171 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 755 girlsNMKansas: #193 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsKSArkansas: #201 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsARTennessee: #177 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #167 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 974 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #214 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,176 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #226 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsOKLouisiana: #154 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 809 girlsLAMississippi: #225 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsMSAlabama: #235 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsALGeorgia: #150 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 793 girlsGAHawaii: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsHITexas: #168 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 938 girlsTXFlorida: #169 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 979 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#92 · 1 in 396
  2. Utah#114 · 1 in 553
  3. Idaho#125 · 1 in 553
  4. Delaware#139 · 1 in 607
  5. Georgia#150 · 1 in 793

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#92101 in 396
Utah#114271 in 553
Idaho#125111 in 553
Delaware#13951 in 607
Georgia#150451 in 793
Louisiana#154381 in 809
Washington#160331 in 814
North Carolina#167351 in 974
Texas#1681391 in 938
Florida#169631 in 979
Minnesota#169281 in 1,024
New Mexico#171131 in 755
Colorado#172231 in 941
Tennessee#177271 in 1,016
Virginia#190281 in 1,120
Kansas#193151 in 1,019
Massachusetts#194291 in 1,155
Pennsylvania#197601 in 1,134
Arkansas#201121 in 1,065
Arizona#202201 in 1,055
Wisconsin#203231 in 1,332
Nevada#20851 in 935
Indiana#212251 in 1,332
South Carolina#214151 in 1,176
New Jersey#216291 in 1,349
California#2241621 in 1,189
Oregon#224131 in 1,204
Connecticut#225121 in 1,362
Mississippi#225131 in 1,157
Oklahoma#226161 in 1,292
Ohio#231431 in 1,609
Alabama#235161 in 1,346
Missouri#245191 in 1,650
New York#245701 in 1,491
Illinois#249471 in 1,545
Kentucky#249141 in 1,567
West Virginia#26061 in 1,664
Michigan#268311 in 1,818
Nebraska#27461 in 1,735
Hawaii#27951 in 1,053
Maryland#279121 in 1,907
Iowa#30781 in 2,222
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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 1984

girls
#206
1,273 births · 1 in 1,323 girls
boys
#2,613
18 births · 1 in 100,269 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #206Bonnie1,273

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #2,613Bonnie18
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,323 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 98.3% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bonnie
  1. #203Carly1,322
  2. #204Carmen1,299
  3. #205Suzanne1,293
  4. #206Bonnie1,273
  5. #207Janet1,266
  6. #208Abby1,263
  7. #209Dominique1,254
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 100,269 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 64.4% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bonnie
  1. #2,529Vicent19
  2. #2,529Yakov19
  3. #2,529Zachory19
  4. #2,613Bonnie18
  5. #2,613Alfonza18
  6. #2,613Ames18
  7. #2,613Arick18
  8. #2,706Akash17
  9. #2,706Albaro17
  10. #2,706Antoni17

Tied with 92 names at #2,613; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →