Girls' name · since 1888
Bonita
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 37,842 babies named Bonita, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,842
- born since 1888
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bonita currently ranks #8873 among girls' names in America, with 37,842 babies recorded since 1888.
Bonita has 37,842 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8873 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,873 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 37,842 born since 1888
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonita ranks #719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,873 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 37,842 born since 1888, peaking in the 1950s.
- #719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,842
- born since 1888
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bonita's 37,842 recorded births place it above 99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Bonita compares
37,842 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bonita's all-time total is 101x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bonita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37,842 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,528 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bonita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bonita's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 1,528, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bonita popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1950)
- 1,528
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Bonita popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1955 (Bonita as boys' name)
Bonita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (12,076 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Bonita's strongest decade.
12,076 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bonita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 35
1890s
35 births
- 1900s 165
1900s
165 births
- 1910s 735
1910s
735 births
- 1920s 1,726
1920s
1,726 births
- 1930s 2,633
1930s
2,633 births
- 1940s
1940s
10,405 births
- 1950s
1950s
12,076 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,587 births
- 1970s 1,718
1970s
1,718 births
- 1980s 885
1980s
885 births
- 1990s 450
1990s
450 births
- 2000s 186
2000s
186 births
- 2010s 149
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12,076 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bonita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bonita's total volume
Bonita by state
Where Bonita concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 3,523 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 2,871 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,461 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,077 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 1,810 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 1,445 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,363 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,321 | 3.5% |
3,523 of 37,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Bonita appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bonita's data
- Bonita's decade-level peak was the 1950s (12,076 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Bonitas (3,523 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bonita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Bonita 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.