Girls' name · since 1913
Bonny
Bonny has 6,208 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,208
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
6,208 girls have been named Bonny since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bonny has 6,208 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #2,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,208 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bonny ranks #2,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,208 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,208
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bonny's 6,208 recorded births place it above 96.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Bonny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bonny's full recorded timeline at 1964, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 269 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bonny popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1958)
- 269
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Bonny popularity over time - boys
261 total births recorded since 1917 (Bonny as boys' name)
Bonny by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,958 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Bonny's strongest decade.
1,958 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bonny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s 206
1920s
206 births
- 1930s 391
1930s
391 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,098 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,958 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,195 births
- 1970s 574
1970s
574 births
- 1980s 485
1980s
485 births
- 1990s 164
1990s
164 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,958 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bonny 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 Bonny's total volume
Bonny by state
Where Bonny concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 462 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 426 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 302 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 252 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 219 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 198 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 183 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 122 | 2.0% |
462 of 6,208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Bonny appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bonny's data
- Bonny's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,958 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bonnys (462 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 Bonny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Bonny 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.