Bonnie

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Bonnie is a Scottish feminine given name. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie", or the French bonne. That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus". The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita.

From Wikipedia

Bonnie first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1947 with 10,215 babies (rank #35 that year). In 2024 it was given to 703 girls (rank #441). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Bonnie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bonnie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

331,920

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

10,215

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Pixar: Bonnie Anderson — Andy's successor
In The Vampire Diaries: Bonnie Bennett — the powerful witch, Elena's best friend

Famous people named Bonnie

Bonnie WrightYouTuber · b. 1991
Bonnie Huntfilm actor · b. 1961
Bonnie Raittguitarist · b. 1949
Bonnie Bedeliafilm actor · b. 1948
Bonnie Blairshort-track speed skater · b. 1964

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	14	#452
1881	25	#317
1882	19	#418
1883	21	#412
1884	32	#351
1885	53	#272
1886	40	#340
1887	59	#274
1888	70	#278
1889	68	#289
1890	98	#252
1891	100	#243
1892	126	#232
1893	120	#239
1894	119	#247
1895	129	#243
1896	163	#217
1897	142	#234
1898	187	#210
1899	159	#218
1900	220	#212
1901	179	#215
1902	182	#221
1903	200	#211
1904	268	#181
1905	264	#188
1906	268	#186
1907	279	#192
1908	299	#188
1909	337	#177
1910	374	#183
1911	389	#181
1912	539	#183
1913	648	#180
1914	783	#174
1915	939	#180
1916	992	#185
1917	1,177	#171
1918	1,151	#178
1919	1,343	#163
1920	1,515	#154
1921	1,609	#151
1922	1,824	#137
1923	2,094	#126
1924	2,296	#117
1925	2,532	#107
1926	2,609	#105
1927	2,796	#100
1928	2,923	#89
1929	2,974	#86
1930	3,265	#78
1931	3,552	#73
1932	3,621	#64
1933	3,372	#68
1934	3,753	#58
1935	3,611	#62
1936	3,373	#65
1937	3,595	#64
1938	3,773	#65
1939	3,887	#61
1940	5,957	#39
1941	7,761	#33
1942	8,823	#34
1943	8,870	#34
1944	8,456	#34
1945	7,745	#35
1946	9,510	#33
1947	10,215	#35
1948	9,818	#34
1949	9,731	#35
1950	9,746	#33
1951	9,706	#37
1952	9,382	#41
1953	8,615	#45
1954	8,099	#52
1955	8,637	#45
1956	8,132	#51
1957	7,241	#64
1958	6,995	#63
1959	6,458	#71
1960	6,391	#71
1961	6,032	#75
1962	5,810	#79
1963	5,227	#83
1964	4,687	#89
1965	4,129	#89
1966	3,841	#90
1967	3,371	#102
1968	2,953	#116
1969	2,647	#128
1970	2,747	#130
1971	2,329	#138
1972	1,853	#157
1973	1,686	#164
1974	1,452	#181
1975	1,345	#188
1976	1,204	#204
1977	1,341	#199
1978	1,090	#227
1979	1,627	#171
1980	1,710	#166
1981	1,624	#169
1982	1,368	#199
1983	1,276	#202
1984	1,273	#206
1985	1,177	#221
1986	1,092	#237
1987	984	#258
1988	831	#298
1989	764	#330
1990	694	#379
1991	574	#445
1992	554	#450
1993	442	#541
1994	464	#531
1995	387	#589
1996	386	#590
1997	347	#641
1998	308	#717
1999	265	#818
2000	235	#920
2001	255	#895
2002	219	#1,003
2003	248	#945
2004	201	#1,135
2005	190	#1,203
2006	186	#1,283
2007	168	#1,416
2008	184	#1,334
2009	173	#1,375
2010	189	#1,263
2011	222	#1,112
2012	225	#1,097
2013	237	#1,045
2014	318	#867
2015	323	#865
2016	312	#896
2017	416	#698
2018	420	#691
2019	450	#645
2020	481	#605
2021	604	#512
2022	591	#528
2023	605	#502
2024	703	#441