Recorded 1917–1976 Girls' name Peak 1919 28 births

Bonifacia — girls' name

28 babies named Bonifacia in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s101970s5

The verdict

28 girls have been named Bonifacia since 1917, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1976.

28
total births
1917–1976
years on record
1910s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Bonifacia was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bonifacia in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bonifacia

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Bonifacia between 1917 and 1976, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bonifacia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bonifacia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bonifacia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bonifacia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bonifacia 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 28 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.

Bonifacia at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

28

Since 1917

60 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1917

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1976

Bonifacia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1917

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
456789 19761926192019191917 5

Bonifacia by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 46% of Bonifacia's all-time total
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Bonifacia by state

Where Bonifacia concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bonifacia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 17.9%
Texas share of Bonifacia's total US births 17.9%

5 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonifacia?
28 babies have been named Bonifacia since 1917. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Bonifacia most popular?
Bonifacia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Bonifacia most popular?
The top states for the name Bonifacia are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Bonifacia been used?
Bonifacia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 60 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Bonifacia?
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, 1917–1976 (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.