Boys' name · since 2008
Bonham
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Bonham, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bonham sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 102 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Bonham recorded 102 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #17,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 102 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonham ranks #17,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bonham's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bonham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bonham splits its recorded history at 2016: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bonham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Bonham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Bonham's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Bonham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Bonham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bonham: 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 (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Bonham 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.