US rank #13317 Boys' name Peak 2014 102 births

Bonham — #13317 US boys' name

102 babies named Bonham in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s652020s22
#13317
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 7% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Bonham was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

12 babies were named Bonham in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bonham

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Bonham between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bonham currently holds the #13317 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bonham performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bonham shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bonham 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 102 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.

Bonham at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

102

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2014

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,317

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bonham popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 20242020201820162014201220092008 7

Bonham by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 64% of Bonham's all-time total
2000s152010s652020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonham?
102 babies have been named Bonham since 2008. It currently ranks #13317 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 12 births.
When was Bonham most popular?
Bonham was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Bonham been used?
Bonham has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bonham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bonnie, Bonifacio, Bonner, Bon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2024 (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.