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Bonnie

Girl

Meaning of Bonnie: Scottish: 'beautiful'

Bonnie is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 400th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 16th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#400

785 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#16

1,583 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

332,712

First recorded 1880 · peak 1947

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 1,636 babies1982: 1,384 babies1983: 1,284 babies1984: 1,291 babies1985: 1,186 babies1986: 1,102 babies1987: 995 babies1988: 838 babies1989: 774 babies1990: 704 babies19901991: 584 babies1992: 555 babies1993: 447 babies1994: 469 babies1995: 387 babies1996: 386 babies1997: 347 babies1998: 308 babies1999: 265 babies2000: 235 babies20002001: 255 babies2002: 219 babies2003: 248 babies2004: 201 babies2005: 190 babies2006: 186 babies2007: 168 babies2008: 184 babies2009: 173 babies2010: 189 babies20102011: 222 babies2012: 225 babies2013: 237 babies2014: 318 babies2015: 323 babies2016: 312 babies2017: 416 babies2018: 420 babies2019: 450 babies2020: 481 babies20202021: 604 babies2022: 592 babies2023: 612 babies2024: 704 babies2025: 785 babies
US babies named Bonnie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,636.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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