Girls' name · since 1940
Bonni
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 1,412 babies named Bonni, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,412
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bonni is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,412 have been recorded since 1940.
Bonni has 1,412 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 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2023.
- #5,931 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,412 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonni ranks #5,931 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,412 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,412
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bonni's 1,412 recorded births place it above 91.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Bonni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bonni's full recorded timeline at 1970, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bonni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2023
- Peak year (1964)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Bonni by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (423 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Bonni's strongest decade.
423 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Bonni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
234 births
- 1950s
1950s
361 births
- 1960s
1960s
423 births
- 1970s
1970s
195 births
- 1980s 135
1980s
135 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 423 births (30% of all-time use).
How Bonni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bonni's total volume
Bonni by state
Where Bonni concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 141 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 54 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.4% |
141 of 1,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Bonni's data
- Bonni's decade-level peak was the 1960s (423 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bonnis (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bonni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1940–2023 (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 Bonni 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.