Bona vs Bonita

Side-by-side comparison of Bona and Bonita — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bona

Girl name

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Name B

Bonita

Girl name · Rank #7586

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Metric Bona Bonita
Current Rank Unranked #7586
Total Births (all years) 181 37,830
Peak Year 1945 1950
Peak Year Births 16 1,528
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Bona Bonita
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 35
1900ss — 165
1910ss 8 735
1920ss 46 1,726
1930ss 38 2,633
1940ss 49 10,405
1950ss 24 12,076
1960ss 11 6,587
1970ss — 1,718
1980ss — 885
1990ss — 450
2000ss — 186
2010ss — 149
2020ss 5 74

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bona Bonita
2014 — 17
2015 — 15
2016 — 20
2017 — 8
2018 — 9
2019 — 12
2020 — 16
2021 — 14
2022 5 14
2023 — 16
2024 — 14

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2022.

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