How Many People Are Named Bonner?
An estimated 115 people in the United States have the first name Bonner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Bonner peaked in popularity in 1923 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bonner 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 Bonner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
115
About 1 in 2,980,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1923
11 births
Total Registered
290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bonner
Bonner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 290 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bonner as a male name
Ranked #12,422 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1923 (11 births)
Bonner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bonner span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 67 babies were registered. Bonner has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bonner by Decade
How has Bonner 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.
Bonner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bonner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bonner
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Bonner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bonner?
We estimate approximately 115 people named Bonner 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 2,980,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Bonner a common name?
Bonner is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bonner most popular?
Bonner reached peak popularity in 1923, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bonner is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bonner a male name?
Bonner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bonner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bonner Smith, Bonner Johnson, Bonner 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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