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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #320 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,749 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #790 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,266 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #471 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,463 girlsMINew York: #649 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,713 girlsNYMassachusetts: #560 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,894 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #396 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #503 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,685 girlsINOhio: #505 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,885 girlsOHPennsylvania: #432 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,311 girlsPANew Jersey: #505 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,708 girlsNJConnecticut: #378 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,535 girlsCTCalifornia: #539 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 3,515 girlsCAUtah: #251 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsUTColorado: #542 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,378 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,992 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #389 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #614 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,754 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedNMKansas: #368 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedARTennessee: #296 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #606 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,798 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #387 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsLAMississippi: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsMSAlabama: #472 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,050 girlsALGeorgia: #311 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bonnie, so not publishedHITexas: #561 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 3,606 girlsTXFlorida: #509 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,546 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#251 · 1 in 1,230
  2. Tennessee#296 · 1 in 1,949
  3. Mississippi#305 · 1 in 1,551
  4. Georgia#311 · 1 in 2,024
  5. Washington#320 · 1 in 1,749

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#251111 in 1,230
Tennessee#296151 in 1,949
Mississippi#30581 in 1,551
Georgia#311201 in 2,024
Washington#320171 in 1,749
Kansas#36861 in 2,152
Connecticut#37871 in 2,535
Louisiana#387101 in 2,311
Virginia#389141 in 2,519
Oregon#39671 in 2,281
Pennsylvania#432201 in 3,311
Michigan#471161 in 3,463
Alabama#47271 in 3,050
Indiana#50391 in 3,685
New Jersey#505121 in 3,708
Ohio#505171 in 3,885
Kentucky#50651 in 3,992
Florida#509211 in 3,546
California#539711 in 3,515
Colorado#54261 in 3,378
Massachusetts#56071 in 4,894
Texas#561381 in 3,606
North Carolina#60681 in 4,798
Arizona#61471 in 3,754
New York#649241 in 4,713
Illinois#790121 in 6,266
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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 1993

girls
#541
442 births · 1 in 4,093 girls
boys
#8,700
5 births · 1 in 392,266 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #541Bonnie442

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #8,700Bonnie5
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 4,093 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 96.6% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bonnie
  1. #537Sally445
  2. #539Katelin444
  3. #539Kathy444
  4. #541Bonnie442
  5. #542Mikaela441
  6. #543Maranda440
  7. #544Jacklyn435
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 392,266 of them was named Bonnie, which outranked 14.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bonnie
  1. #7,638Zeev6
  2. #7,638Zerick6
  3. #7,638Ziv6
  4. #8,700Bonnie5
  5. #8,700Abdon5
  6. #8,700Abdoulaye5
  7. #8,700Abdullahi5

Tied with 1,470 names at #8,700; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →