Recorded 1912–2018 Boys' name Peak 1923 290 births

Bonner — boys' name

290 babies named Bonner in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s531920s671930s331940s471950s191960s221970s101980s121990s52000s172010s5
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Bonner was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

11 babies were named Bonner in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bonner

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Bonner between 1912 and 2018, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bonner currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bonner performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Bonner shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bonner 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 290 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.

Bonner at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

290

Since 1912

107 years of records

Peak year

1923

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1912

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2018

Bonner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1912

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1923)
11
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 201819851963194719391928192019141912 5

Bonner by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
67 births that decade — 23% of Bonner's all-time total
1910s531920s671930s331940s471950s191960s221970s101980s121990s52000s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonner?
290 babies have been named Bonner since 1912. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1923 with 11 births.
When was Bonner most popular?
Bonner was most popular in the 1920s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Bonner been used?
Bonner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 107 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Bonner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bonnie, Bonifacio, Bon, Bond, 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, 1912–2018 (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.