Is Bonita a boy or girl name?
Bonita is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Bonita, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 37,842 US babies named Bonita were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,633
- Babies named Bonita since 1888
- 37,842
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 1,528 babies
Boys and girls named Bonita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 165 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 735 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,726 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,633 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 10,405 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 12,076 | 100% |
| 1960s | 6 | 6,587 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,718 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 885 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 450 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,633 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,975 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,694 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,691 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,974 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,681 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,704 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,219 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,681 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,041 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,207 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,509 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,896 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,421 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,854 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,848 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,641 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,574 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,306 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,825 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,446 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,595 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,465 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,252 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,214 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,929 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,559 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,514 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,676 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,378 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,419 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,950 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,959 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,893 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,687 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,566 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,319 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,622 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,859 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,503 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,486 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,447 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,116 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,111 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,200 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,220 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,161 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 129 | #988 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 126 | #979 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 179 | #772 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 161 | #815 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 224 | #667 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 260 | #637 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 321 | #566 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 361 | #516 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 373 | #502 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 461 | #438 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 528 | #402 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 624 | #363 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 662 | #368 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 831 | #326 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 924 | #305 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,686 | 930 | #303 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 893 | #316 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 812 | #334 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 822 | #327 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 971 | #289 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,174 | #242 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,541 | 1,238 | #230 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,199 | #232 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,354 | #218 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,456 | #199 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,522 | #190 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,528 | #181 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,508 | #186 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,315 | #203 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,448 | #189 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,213 | #198 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 844 | #226 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 979 | #204 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,014 | #206 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 826 | #234 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 742 | #232 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 516 | #275 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 391 | #312 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 359 | #335 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 266 | #398 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 234 | #423 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 260 | #401 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 242 | #422 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 230 | #422 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 226 | #438 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 206 | #447 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 219 | #455 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 197 | #482 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 196 | #493 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 199 | #494 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 188 | #509 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 208 | #485 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 167 | #561 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 164 | #564 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 128 | #647 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 142 | #613 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 137 | #608 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 99 | #705 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 99 | #723 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 93 | #721 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 115 | #632 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 90 | #700 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 58 | #759 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 59 | #674 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 44 | #757 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 39 | #698 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 39 | #681 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 33 | #692 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 20 | #884 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 20 | #843 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 18 | #875 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 15 | #971 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 21 | #782 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 13 | #980 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,631 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,017 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,451 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,419 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,139 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,211 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,189 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,485 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,151 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bonita reached #3,541 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #181 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bonita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.