How Many People Are Named Bonny?
An estimated 4,273 people in the United States have the first name Bonny. It is predominantly female (96.0%). The average bearer is 62 years old, and Bonny peaked in popularity in 1958 with 277 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bonny 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 Bonny paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Bonny is overwhelmingly female, 261 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
4,273
About 1 in 80,214 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1958
277 births
Total Registered
6,468
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bonny
Bonny is predominantly female (96.0%), though 261 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bonny as a male name
Ranked #4,006 in 1971
7 male births in 1971
Peak: 1929 (14 births)
Bonny as a female name
Ranked #13,705 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (269 births)
Bonny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bonny span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,015 babies were registered. Bonny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bonny by Decade
How has Bonny 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.
Bonny by State
Birth registrations for Bonny span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Hawaii. On average, about 101 Bonnys were registered per state.
Bonny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bonny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bonny
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bonny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bonny?
We estimate approximately 4,273 people named Bonny 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 80,214 Americans share this first name.
Is Bonny a common name?
Bonny is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,468 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bonny most popular?
Bonny reached peak popularity in 1958, when 277 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bonny is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bonny a female name?
Bonny is predominantly female. 96.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bonny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bonny Smith, Bonny Johnson, Bonny 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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