Boys' name · since 1912

Bonner

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.

#10,774 of 45,481
all-time among boys
290
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Bonner sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 290 recorded since 1912.

Social Security Administration records show Bonner recorded 290 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1912 to 2018.

  • #10,774 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 290 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonner ranks #10,774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#10,774 of 45,481
all-time among boys
290
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Bonner's 290 recorded births place it above 76.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bonner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bonner splits its recorded history at 1942: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bonner popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1923)
11
Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
4681012 191219191927193719451956197720042018 5

Bonner by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (67 births, 23% of the file).

1920s was Bonner's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Bonner births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 67 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonner? ▼
290 babies have been named Bonner since 1912. All-time, it sits at #10,774 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1923 with 11 births.
Where does Bonner sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonner ranks #10,774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bonner since 1912 -- 107 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Bonner? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bonnie, Bonifacio, Bond, Bon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bonner's data

  • Bonner's decade-level peak was the 1920s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bonner

Nearby Names Like Bonner

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bonner

Bonnie Boy
4,037 births
Bonifacio Boy
1,568 births
Bond Boy
#7746 275 births
Bon Boy
#12197 274 births
Bonny Boy
261 births

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Traver
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Wei #9903
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bonner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–2018 (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 Bonner 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.