Girl name
Bonnie
Bonnie holds the #396 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 785 newborn girls in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1941, Bonnie is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1941 (#33 nationally, 7,762 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Montana (#79 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#396
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#33
in 1941 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
785
girls named Bonnie
Bonnie popularity, 1880–2025
Where Bonnie is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#79), Idaho (#160), Alabama (#160)
Uniqueness score
37/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bonnie in the most recent year of SSA data.