Girls' name · since 1918
Bonney
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 447 babies named Bonney, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 447
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bonney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 447 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonney has been recorded 447 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1989.
- #12,657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 447 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonney ranks #12,657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 447 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 447
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bonney's 447 recorded births place it above 82.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bonney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bonney's full recorded timeline at 1955, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bonney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1989
- Peak year (1950)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Bonney popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1942 (Bonney as boys' name)
Bonney by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (144 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Bonney's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bonney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s
1950s
144 births
- 1960s
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 144 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Bonney's decade-level peak was the 1950s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 1980s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bonney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~71 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, 1918–1989 (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 Bonney 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.