Recorded 1918–1969 Girls' name Peak 1948 364 births

Bonnye — girls' name

364 babies named Bonnye in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s561930s441940s1401950s841960s33
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Bonnye was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

23 babies were named Bonnye in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bonnye

The Social Security Administration has registered 364 babies named Bonnye between 1918 and 1969, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bonnye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bonnye performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bonnye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bonnye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bonnye 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 364 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.

Bonnye at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

364

Since 1918

52 years of records

Peak year

1948

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1918

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1969

Bonnye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1918

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1948)
23
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 196919591954194819431938192819221918 7

Bonnye by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
140 births that decade — 38% of Bonnye's all-time total
1910s71920s561930s441940s1401950s841960s33

Bonnye by state

Where Bonnye concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bonnye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Bonnye's total US births 1.4%

5 of 364 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bonnye?
364 babies have been named Bonnye since 1918. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1948 with 23 births.
When was Bonnye most popular?
Bonnye was most popular in the 1940s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Bonnye most popular?
The top states for the name Bonnye are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Bonnye been used?
Bonnye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 52 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Bonnye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bonnie, Bonita, Bonny, Bonni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1969 (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.