Recorded 1923–1963 Girls' name Peak 1933 92 births

Bonetta — girls' name

92 babies named Bonetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s231940s371950s171960s10

The verdict

92 girls have been named Bonetta since 1923, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1963.

92
total births
1923–1963
years on record
1940s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Bonetta was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

9 babies were named Bonetta in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bonetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Bonetta between 1923 and 1963, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bonetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bonetta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bonetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bonetta 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 92 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.

Bonetta at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

92

Since 1923

41 years of records

Peak year

1933

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1923

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1963

Bonetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1923

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Bonetta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
37 births that decade — 40% of Bonetta's all-time total
1920s51930s231940s371950s171960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonetta?
92 babies have been named Bonetta since 1923. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
When was Bonetta most popular?
Bonetta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Bonetta been used?
Bonetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 41 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Bonetta?
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, 1923–1963 (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.