Girls' name · since 1880
Bonnie
Bonnie has 328,675 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 328,675
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
328,675 babies have been named Bonnie since 1880, making it today's #396 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonnie has been recorded 328,675 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #396 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #120 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #396 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 328,675 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonnie ranks #120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 328,675 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 328,675
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Bonnie's 328,675 recorded births place it above 99.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bonnie compares
328,675 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bonnie's all-time total is 874x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bonnie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 328,675 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10,214 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bonnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bonnie splits its recorded history at 1953: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (14 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 10,214 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bonnie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 10,214
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Bonnie popularity over time - boys
4,037 total births recorded since 1884 (Bonnie as boys' name)
Bonnie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (86,886 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Bonnie's strongest decade.
86,886 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Bonnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 401
1880s
401 births
- 1890s 1,343
1890s
1,343 births
- 1900s 2,496
1900s
2,496 births
- 1910s 8,335
1910s
8,335 births
- 1920s 23,172
1920s
23,172 births
- 1930s
1930s
35,803 births
- 1940s
1940s
86,886 births
- 1950s
1950s
83,013 births
- 1960s
1960s
45,088 births
- 1970s 16,673
1970s
16,673 births
- 1980s 12,099
1980s
12,099 births
- 1990s 4,422
1990s
4,422 births
- 2000s 2,059
2000s
2,059 births
- 2010s 3,112
2010s
3,112 births
- 2020s 3,773
2020s
3,773 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 86,886 births (26% of all-time use).
How Bonnie 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 Bonnie's total volume
Bonnie by state
Where Bonnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20,804 | 6.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 20,786 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20,680 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 18,977 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 16,615 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 15,364 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 15,175 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 10,109 | 3.1% |
20,804 of 328,675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Bonnie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bonnie's data
- Bonnie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (86,886 total births); usage has since declined to 3,773 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bonnies (20,804 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Bonnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Bonnie 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.