How Many People Are Named Bonita?
people named Bonita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 13,301 people in the US has this name
Based on 37,854 babies named Bonita in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,528 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "pretty" in Spanish. It has been used as a name in the English-speaking world since the beginning of the 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bonita in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bonita alive today is about 68 years old, and 81% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bonita first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1950, to 1,528 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bonita has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #181, in 1950. In 2025 it ranked #8,955.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,955 |
| Best rank | #181 (1950) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #233 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bonita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bonita were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 2,449 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bonita was given 3.3 times as often in North Dakota, 2.7 times in Minnesota and 2.3 times in South Dakota.
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