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Girl name

Bonni

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Bonni has been given to about 1,412 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,237
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bonni per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 50
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,412
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Bonni?

Its best year was 1964, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 1612th. The typical living American called Bonni is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Bonni

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Toni0.78
  2. Joni0.78
  3. Bonny0.79
  4. Roni0.78
  5. Eboni0.76
  6. Bonnie0.71
  7. Bobbi0.72
  8. Bonita0.57

Middle names for Bonni

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bonni Catherine0.84
  2. Bonni Josephine0.84
  3. Bonni Rose0.83
  4. Bonni Marie0.83
  5. Bonni Grace0.83
  6. Bonni Jane0.83

Sibling names for Bonni

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.75
  2. Margosister · 0.75
  3. Pennysister · 0.74
  4. Rockybrother · 0.73
  5. Jaybrother · 0.70
  6. Rudybrother · 0.69

Where Bonni is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bonni Reyes0.78
    2. Bonni Nguyen0.78
    3. Bonni Moore0.78
    4. Bonni Lee0.78
    5. Bonni Hall0.78
    6. Bonni Green0.78

    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 Bonni

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

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