Recorded 1916–1963 Girls' name Peak 1920 159 births

Boneta — girls' name

159 babies named Boneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s491930s341940s381950s201960s5
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Boneta was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

10 babies were named Boneta in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Boneta

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Boneta between 1916 and 1963, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Boneta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Boneta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Boneta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Boneta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 159 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Boneta at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

159

Since 1916

48 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1916

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1963

Boneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1916

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Boneta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
49 births that decade — 31% of Boneta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Boneta?
159 babies have been named Boneta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Boneta most popular?
Boneta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Boneta been used?
Boneta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 48 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Boneta?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.