How Many People Are Named Bona?
An estimated 69 people in the United States have the first name Bona. It is predominantly female (94.8%). The average bearer is 64 years old, and Bona peaked in popularity in 1945 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bona paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bona is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
69
About 1 in 4,967,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.8% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1945
16 births
Total Registered
191
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bona
Bona is predominantly female (94.8%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bona as a male name
Ranked #12,261 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1986 (5 births)
Bona as a female name
Ranked #15,689 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1945 (16 births)
Bona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bona span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 49 babies were registered. Bona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bona by Decade
How has Bona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bona
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bona?
We estimate approximately 69 people named Bona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,967,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Bona a common name?
Bona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 191 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bona most popular?
Bona reached peak popularity in 1945, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bona is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bona a female name?
Bona is predominantly female. 94.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bona Smith, Bona Johnson, Bona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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