How Many People Are Named Bonnie?
people named Bonnie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,641 people in the US has this name
Based on 332,712 babies named Bonnie in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,285 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good". It has been in use as an American given name since the 19th century, and it became especially popular after the movie 'Gone with the Wind' (1939), in which it was the nickname of Scarlett's daughter.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bonnie, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 90.5% of the babies were girls then and 99.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bonnie alive today is about 66 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bonnie first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 10,285 babies. In 2025, 785 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bonnie never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #33, in 1941, 1946 and 1950, and it was in the top 100 for 40 years, 1927 to 1966. In 2025 it ranked #396.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #396 |
| Best rank | #33 (1941, 1946 and 1950) |
| Years in the top 100 | 40 (1927 to 1966) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #33 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bonnie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bonnie were born in New York than in any other state: about 15,789 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bonnie was given 2 times as often in Utah, 1.9 times in Idaho and 1.8 times in Montana.
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