Recorded 1940–2023 Girls' name Peak 1964 1,412 births

Bonni — girls' name

1,412 babies named Bonni in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s2341950s3611960s4231970s1951980s1351990s372000s52010s112020s11
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Bonni was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

50 babies were named Bonni in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bonni

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,412 babies named Bonni between 1940 and 2023, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bonni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bonni performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 423 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Bonni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 141 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Bonni in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bonni 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 1,412 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.

Bonni at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,412

Since 1940

84 years of records

Peak year

1964

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1940

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2023

Bonni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1940

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1964)
50
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Bonni by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
423 births that decade — 30% of Bonni's all-time total
1940s2341950s3611960s4231970s1951980s1351990s372000s52010s112020s11

Bonni by state

Where Bonni concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Bonni
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%
New York share of Bonni's total US births 10.0%
Even split

141 of 1,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonni?
1,412 babies have been named Bonni since 1940. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1964 with 50 births.
When was Bonni most popular?
Bonni was most popular in the 1960s decade with 423 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Bonni most popular?
The top states for the name Bonni are New York (141 births), California (54 births), Pennsylvania (17 births).
How long has the name Bonni been used?
Bonni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 84 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Bonni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bonnie, Bonita, Bonny, Bonna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1940–2023 (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.