Is Bonny a boy or girl name?
Bonny was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 96% of the 6,468 US babies named Bonny were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,705
- Babies named Bonny since 1913
- 6,468
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 277 babies
Boys and girls named Bonny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 38 | 77.6% |
| 1920s | 42 | 206 | 83.1% |
| 1930s | 66 | 391 | 85.6% |
| 1940s | 59 | 1,098 | 94.9% |
| 1950s | 57 | 1,958 | 97.2% |
| 1960s | 19 | 1,195 | 98.4% |
| 1970s | 7 | 574 | 98.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 484 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 164 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,705 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,721 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,421 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,354 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,925 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,882 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,913 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,970 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,860 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,604 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,893 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,784 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,268 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,637 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,722 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,162 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,829 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,654 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,297 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,365 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,542 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,705 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,352 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,530 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,136 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,810 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,788 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,147 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,285 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,994 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,911 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,787 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,644 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,584 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,472 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,126 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,261 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,065 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,911 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,916 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,716 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,565 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,006 | 75 | #1,405 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,248 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,039 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,224 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,142 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,096 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,975 | 85 | #1,156 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,026 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 129 | #927 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,675 | 155 | #847 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 164 | #821 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,115 | 183 | #755 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 225 | #666 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,059 | 269 | #608 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,280 | 241 | #628 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,997 | 240 | #617 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 240 | #595 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,201 | 152 | #754 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,466 | 142 | #768 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,129 | 147 | #732 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,863 | 194 | #615 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,361 | 108 | #850 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,744 | 146 | #701 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,354 | 117 | #796 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,410 | 141 | #716 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 102 | #819 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,768 | 82 | #830 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,655 | 116 | #696 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,260 | 124 | #682 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,277 | 90 | #804 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,349 | 99 | #705 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 81 | #786 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,628 | 42 | #1,108 |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,991 | 41 | #1,129 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,939 | 36 | #1,198 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,888 | 45 | #1,040 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,302 | 26 | #1,452 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,580 | 38 | #1,149 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,315 | 49 | #985 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,044 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,495 | 35 | #1,229 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,327 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,108 | 31 | #1,373 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,508 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,681 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,729 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,273 | 21 | #1,899 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,295 | 21 | #1,935 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,317 | 19 | #2,031 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,377 | 15 | #2,400 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,366 | 13 | #2,607 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,917 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,775 | 11 | #2,847 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,054 | 6 | #4,156 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,506 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,905 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bonny reached #1,991 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #595 in 1955. 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 Bonny
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.