Girls' name · since 1914
Bonna
Bonna has 1,080 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,080
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,080 girls have been named Bonna since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Bonna recorded 1,080 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1981.
- #7,117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,080 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonna ranks #7,117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,080 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,080
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bonna's 1,080 recorded births place it above 90.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Bonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bonna's full recorded timeline at 1943, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1981
- Peak year (1928)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Bonna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (255 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Bonna's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Bonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 54
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
255 births
- 1930s
1930s
253 births
- 1940s
1940s
253 births
- 1950s
1950s
160 births
- 1960s 89
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 255 births (24% of all-time use).
How Bonna 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 Bonna's total volume
Bonna by state
Where Bonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 66 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
66 of 1,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Bonna's data
- Bonna's decade-level peak was the 1920s (255 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Bonnas (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1914–1981 (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 Bonna 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.