How Many People Are Named Bonnye?
An estimated 158 people in the United States have the first name Bonnye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Bonnye peaked in popularity in 1948 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bonnye 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 Bonnye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Bonnye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
158
About 1 in 2,169,331 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1948
23 births
Total Registered
364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bonnye
Bonnye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 364 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bonnye as a female name
Ranked #6,705 in 1969
6 female births in 1969
Peak: 1948 (23 births)
Bonnye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bonnye span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 140 babies were registered. Bonnye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bonnye by Decade
How has Bonnye 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.
Bonnye by State
Bonnye + Last Name Combinations
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Bonnye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bonnye?
We estimate approximately 158 people named Bonnye 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 2,169,331 Americans share this first name.
Is Bonnye a common name?
Bonnye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bonnye most popular?
Bonnye reached peak popularity in 1948, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bonnye is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bonnye a female name?
Bonnye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bonnye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bonnye Smith, Bonnye Johnson, Bonnye 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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