Girls' name · since 1916
Boneta
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 159 babies named Boneta, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Boneta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 159 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boneta has been recorded 159 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1963.
- #22,169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boneta ranks #22,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Boneta's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Boneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Boneta splits its recorded history at 1936: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Boneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1963
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Boneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (49 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Boneta's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Boneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Boneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Boneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1916–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Boneta 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 August 2026.