Bonnie has been given to about 332,712 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.
Bonnie ranks 396th among American girls in 2025, with 785 born that year. Its best year was 1947, when 10,285 babies were given the name, ranking 35th. The typical living American called Bonnie is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.17% of births.
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.