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Girl name

Bonna

100% girls · last recorded 1981

Bonna has been given to about 1,080 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 565
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bonna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1928 · 43
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,080

How popular is Bonna?

Its best year was 1928, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 1165th. The typical living American called Bonna is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Bonna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Donna0.82
  2. Jonna0.82
  3. Ronna0.82
  4. Mona0.78
  5. Dona0.78
  6. Nona0.78
  7. Lona0.78
  8. Ona0.78

Middle names for Bonna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bonna Josephine0.84
  2. Bonna Rose0.83
  3. Bonna Louise0.83
  4. Bonna June0.82
  5. Bonna Pearl0.82
  6. Bonna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Bonna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.79
  2. Elouisesister · 0.77
  3. Mavissister · 0.73
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.72
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.71
  6. Louiebrother · 0.70

Where Bonna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bonna White0.78
    2. Bonna Reyes0.78
    3. Bonna Nguyen0.78
    4. Bonna Moore0.78
    5. Bonna Lee0.78
    6. Bonna Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bonna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.