How Many People Are Named Bonna?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Bonna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Bonna peaked in popularity in 1928 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bonna 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 Bonna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Bonna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1928
43 births
Total Registered
1,080
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bonna
Bonna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,080 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bonna as a female name
Ranked #10,585 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1928 (43 births)
Bonna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bonna span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 255 babies were registered. Bonna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bonna by Decade
How has Bonna 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.
Bonna by State
Birth registrations for Bonna span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New York, Missouri, Kansas. On average, about 21 Bonnas were registered per state.
Bonna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bonna
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bonna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bonna?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Bonna 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Bonna a common name?
Bonna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,080 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bonna most popular?
Bonna reached peak popularity in 1928, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bonna is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bonna a female name?
Bonna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bonna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bonna Smith, Bonna Johnson, Bonna 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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