Total births
181
Unisex name · since 1915
Bona
181 babies named Bona in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 181
- total births
- 1915–2022
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Bona sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 181 recorded since 1915.
Bona has 181 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2022.
- 181 total births
- 1915–2022 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
181 girls have been named Bona since 1915, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2022.
- 181
- total births
- 1915–2022
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Bona was born in this single decade.
1945
Single peak year
16 babies were named Bona in 1945 - its busiest year on record.
Bona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bona splits its recorded history at 1941: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1945 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bona at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1945
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Bona popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2022
- Peak year (1945)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Bona popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1986 (Bona as boys' name)
Bona by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Bona's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Bona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 49 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bona? ▼
181 babies have been named Bona since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1945 with 16 births.
When was Bona most popular? ▼
Bona was most popular in the 1940s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
Is Bona a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Bona is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 181 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Bona been used? ▼
Bona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 108 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Bona? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bonnie, Bonita, Bonny, Bonni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Bona's data
- Bona's decade-level peak was the 1940s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bona
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bona: Baby Name Since 1915 - 181 Births, Peak 1945." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bona. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.