Recorded 1940–1963 Girls' name Peak 1942 27 births

Bonnette — girls' name

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.

1940s111950s51960s11

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.

What the Data Says About Bonnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Bonnette between 1940 and 1963, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bonnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bonnette performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bonnette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bonnette 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 27 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.

Bonnette at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

27

Since 1940

24 years of records

Peak year

1942

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1940

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1963

Bonnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1940

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1942)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 19631962195319421940 5

Bonnette by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 41% of Bonnette's all-time total
1940s111950s51960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonnette?
27 babies have been named Bonnette since 1940. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1942 with 6 births.
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?
Bonnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 24 years of data 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.

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, 1940–1963 (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.