The first name Bonny
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Variant of Bonnie.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 girls were named Bonny, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 11 births (#2,340).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bonny with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bonny at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 6 girls born in the United States were named Bonny, the 13,757th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 269 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Bonny
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bonny WarnerAmerican luger, bob pilot and pilot, born 1962
- Mack RiceAmerican singer, songwriter and producer, 1933–2016
Questions
- What does the name Bonny mean?
- Variant of Bonnie.
- How popular is the name Bonny?
- In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Bonny, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2018, with 11 births.
- Is Bonny a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 6,469 US babies named Bonny since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bonny most popular?
- 1958 in the United States, when 269 babies were named Bonny, its highest rank at 608th.