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Bonnie

Girl

Origin of the name

Bonnie comes from the Scottish word bonnie, “pretty.”

Classic name

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The high point came in 1947, with 10,214 births and the No. 35 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 396.
328,675births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 35rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Bonnie are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Bonnie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Bonnie is most common in South Dakota (2 times), Montana (2) and Wyoming (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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