Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1940
Bonnette
27 babies named Bonnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1940–1963
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Bonnette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1940.
Bonnette has 27 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1963.
- 27 total births
- 1940–1963 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Bonnette since 1940, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1963.
- 27
- total births
- 1940–1963
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Bonnette was born in this single decade.
1942
Single peak year
6 babies were named Bonnette in 1942 - its busiest year on record.
Bonnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bonnette's full recorded timeline at 1953, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bonnette at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
1942
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1940
Bonnette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1963
- Peak year (1942)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Bonnette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Bonnette's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Bonnette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bonnette? ▼
Bonnette has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1940, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 6 babies were born in 1942, its single highest year.
When was Bonnette most popular? ▼
Bonnette was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Bonnette been used? ▼
Records for Bonnette go back to 1940, giving 24 years of history through 1963.
What names are similar to Bonnette? ▼
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.
What to do with Bonnette's data
- Bonnette's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1960s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bonnette
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Bonny Girl
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Bonni Girl
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Bonna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1940–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bonnette: Baby Name Since 1940 - 27 Births, Peak 1942." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bonnette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bonnette 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 July 2026.