Bonnie Name Popularity

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How popular is Bonnie?

The less frequently given name Bonnie was the 691st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 33, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1941 and as recently as 1950.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 10,217 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bonnie was 14 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bonnie occurred roughly during the years 1880-1892, 1893-1896, 1901-1904, 1906-1931, 1936-1942, 1944-1947, and 2013-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1966-1976, 1981-1993, and 1994-2000.

Where is the name Bonnie popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The popularity trend for Bonnie has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Bonnie for their newborn has risen.

The name Bonnie still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Bonnie is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Bonnie (Girl)		Bonnie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		417	691	< 5	--
2017		414	697	< 5	--
2016		311	898	< 5	--
2015		321	867	< 5	--
2014		317	866	< 5	--
2013		234	1,061	< 5	--
2012		224	1,101	< 5	--
2011		221	1,117	< 5	--
2010		189	1,263	< 5	--
2009		173	1,375	< 5	--
2008		184	1,334	< 5	--
2007		168	1,413	< 5	--
2006		186	1,281	< 5	--
2005		190	1,202	< 5	--
2004		201	1,135	< 5	--
2003		248	945	< 5	--
2002		219	1,003	< 5	--
2001		255	894	< 5	--
2000		235	920	< 5	--
1999		265	818	< 5	--
1998		308	717	< 5	--
1997		347	641	< 5	--
1996		386	590	< 5	--
1995		387	588	< 5	--
1994		464	531	5	8,935
1993		441	541	5	8,850
1992		554	450	< 5	--
1991		573	445	10	5,130
1990		694	379	10	5,029
1989		764	329	10	4,851
1988		830	298	7	5,817
1987		984	258	11	3,992
1986		1,092	237	10	4,158
1985		1,177	221	10	4,075
1984		1,273	206	18	2,622
1983		1,277	202	7	4,977
1982		1,368	199	16	2,850
1981		1,624	169	12	3,435
1980		1,711	166	13	3,276
1979		1,627	171	11	3,587
1978		1,090	227	8	4,191
1977		1,340	199	11	3,408
1976		1,204	203	10	3,498
1975		1,345	188	18	2,376
1974		1,451	182	18	2,289
1973		1,687	163	16	2,415
1972		1,853	157	16	2,338
1971		2,329	138	17	2,288
1970		2,747	130	16	2,307
1969		2,645	129	24	1,684
1968		2,957	116	22	1,698
1967		3,372	102	20	1,765
1966		3,841	90	24	1,586
1965		4,128	90	26	1,517
1964		4,687	89	28	1,491
1963		5,226	83	30	1,426
1962		5,810	79	39	1,247
1961		6,027	75	27	1,548
1960		6,393	71	40	1,243
1959		6,457	71	40	1,231
1958		6,988	63	43	1,170
1957		7,240	64	35	1,321
1956		8,137	51	49	1,081
1955		8,635	45	40	1,185
1954		8,096	52	47	1,097
1953		8,614	45	64	896
1952		9,387	41	62	895
1951		9,707	37	58	921
1950		9,748	33	54	936
1949		9,730	35	64	857
1948		9,817	34	72	799
1947		10,217	35	71	824
1946		9,508	33	61	842
1945		7,745	35	58	819
1944		8,456	34	61	802
1943		8,869	34	92	669
1942		8,822	34	84	701
1941		7,759	33	84	664
1940		5,958	39	67	752
1939		3,887	61	54	829
1938		3,772	65	74	711
1937		3,596	64	76	689
1936		3,372	65	81	643
1935		3,611	62	78	681
1934		3,751	58	94	611
1933		3,371	68	81	644
1932		3,622	64	89	632
1931		3,550	73	69	742
1930		3,268	78	72	749
1929		2,973	86	73	733
1928		2,923	89	71	768
1927		2,796	100	82	715
1926		2,608	105	75	737
1925		2,533	107	71	781
1924		2,296	117	73	787
1923		2,094	126	72	778
1922		1,824	137	69	810
1921		1,609	151	61	893
1920		1,515	154	66	826
1919		1,343	163	67	790
1918		1,151	178	61	841
1917		1,177	171	67	765
1916		992	185	79	663
1915		939	180	63	757
1914		783	174	49	753
1913		648	180	42	712
1912		539	183	30	803
1911		389	181	24	625
1910		374	183	18	712
1909		337	177	17	659
1908		299	188	14	714
1907		279	192	11	823
1906		268	186	9	863
1905		264	188	23	464
1904		268	181	17	541
1903		200	211	16	551
1902		182	221	10	754
1901		179	215	< 5	--
1900		220	212	19	559
1899		159	218	11	622
1898		187	210	15	546
1897		142	234	9	731
1896		163	217	11	677
1895		129	243	12	609
1894		119	247	9	738
1893		120	239	5	1,054
1892		126	232	12	606
1891		100	243	9	649
1890		98	252	9	670
1889		68	289	9	680
1888		70	278	8	760
1887		59	274	11	550
1886		40	340	< 5	--
1885		53	272	7	771
1884		32	351	7	780
1883		21	412	< 5	--
1882		19	418	< 5	--
1881		25	317	< 5	--
1880		14	452	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.