Girls' name · since 1925
Bonnita
683 babies named Bonnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Bonnita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 683 have been recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonnita has been recorded 683 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1925 to 1978.
- #9,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 683 born since 1925
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonnita ranks #9,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 683 born since 1925, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Bonnita's 683 recorded births place it above 86.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Bonnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bonnita splits its recorded history at 1956: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bonnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1978
- Peak year (1949)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Bonnita by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (209 births, 31% of the file).
1940s was Bonnita's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Bonnita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 49
1930s
49 births
- 1940s
1940s
209 births
- 1950s
1950s
193 births
- 1960s
1960s
154 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 209 births (31% of all-time use).
How Bonnita 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 Bonnita's total volume
Bonnita by state
Where Bonnita concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
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What to do with Bonnita's data
- Bonnita's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (209 total births) through the 1970s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Bonnitas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bonnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1925–1978 (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 Bonnita 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.