How Many People Are Named Bonney?
An estimated 284 people in the United States have the first name Bonney. It is predominantly female (98.9%). The average bearer is 66 years old, and Bonney peaked in popularity in 1950 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bonney 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 Bonney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Bonney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
284
About 1 in 1,206,881 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.9% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1950
21 births
Total Registered
452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bonney
Bonney is predominantly female (98.9%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bonney as a male name
Ranked #3,621 in 1942
5 male births in 1942
Peak: 1942 (5 births)
Bonney as a female name
Ranked #12,611 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1950 (21 births)
Bonney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bonney span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 144 babies were registered. Bonney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bonney by Decade
How has Bonney 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.
Bonney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bonney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bonney
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bonney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bonney?
We estimate approximately 284 people named Bonney 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 1,206,881 Americans share this first name.
Is Bonney a common name?
Bonney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bonney most popular?
Bonney reached peak popularity in 1950, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bonney is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bonney a female name?
Bonney is predominantly female. 98.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bonney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bonney Smith, Bonney Johnson, Bonney 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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