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Bonnie

Gender
Girl
Say it
BON-ee
Origin
Scottish
UK rank, 2025
#47 for girls
US rank, 2025
#396 for girls

Bonnie is a girls' name of Scottish origin, meaning “pretty, attractive”. In 2025 it ranked 47th for girls in the UK (1,025 babies) and 396th for girls in the US (785 babies).

What does Bonnie mean?

Scottish: Scots word, probably from French bon, 'good'

“pretty, attractive”

Bonnie Prince Charlie was the nickname of Charles Edward Stuart, leader of the 1745 Jacobite rising.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Bonnie a girl's or a boy's name?

Bonnie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,025 girls in the UK and 785 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Bonnie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
47th among girls
Babies in 2025
1,025 about 1 in 270 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 53% in five years
Same name in a class
5% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,025 girls in the UK were named Bonnie, making it the 47th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 43rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,824 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Bonnie than any year since 2019.

Half of all the girls named Bonnie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 48th in England and Wales, 32nd in Scotland and 65th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#16).

1996Busiest: 1,824 in 20242025
Bonnie in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,025#47
20241,824#13
20231,522#28
20221,316#34
20211,261#40
20201,152#43
2019980#63
2018718#82
2017618#101
2016560#117
2015533#120
2014431#144
2013341#173
2012278#204
2011255#222
2010213#262
2009185#281
2008138#362
2007118#391
2006107#418
2005155#304
2004139#324
2003120#342
200287#419
2001101#364
200088#404
199980#438
1998105#359
1997109#349
1996105#365

How popular is Bonnie in the US?

Rank in 2025
396th among girls
Babies in 2025
785 about 1 in 2,000 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 55% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 785 girls in the US were named Bonnie, making it the 396th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 606th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 10,214 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Bonnie than any year since 1988.

Half of all the girls named Bonnie in the US since 1880 were born between 1941 and 1960, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 10,214 in 19472025
Bonnie in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025785#396
2024704#443
2023607#502
2022592#527
2021604#512
2020481#606
2019450#646
2018420#691
2017416#699
2016312#897
2015323#863
2014318#866
2013237#1,044
2012225#1,096
2011222#1,111
2010189#1,263
2009173#1,374
2008184#1,334
2007168#1,415
2006186#1,281
2005190#1,203
2004201#1,134
2003248#945
2002219#1,001
2001255#895
2000235#918
1999265#817
1998308#717
1997347#640
1996386#590
1995387#588
1994464#531
1993442#541
1992555#450
1991574#445
1990694#379
1989764#330
1988831#298
1987984#258
19861,092#237
19851,176#221
19841,273#206
19831,277#202
19821,368#199
19811,624#169
19801,710#166
19791,627#171
19781,090#227
19771,341#199
19761,204#204
19751,345#188
19741,452#181
19731,685#164
19721,853#157
19712,329#138
19702,747#130
19692,647#128
19682,953#116
19673,370#102
19663,842#90
19654,130#89
19644,686#89
19635,226#83
19625,812#79
19616,033#75
19606,389#71
19596,456#71
19586,996#63
19577,242#64
19568,133#51
19558,637#45
19548,099#52
19538,615#45
19529,383#41
19519,706#37
19509,746#33
19499,732#35
19489,817#34
194710,214#35
19469,510#33
19457,745#35
19448,456#34
19438,870#34
19428,823#34
19417,762#33
19405,957#39
19393,887#61
19383,773#65
19373,595#64
19363,374#65
19353,610#62
19343,753#58
19333,373#68
19323,621#64
19313,552#73
19303,265#78
19292,974#86
19282,923#89
19272,796#100
19262,609#105
19252,532#107
19242,296#117
19232,094#126
19221,824#137
19211,609#151
19201,515#154
19191,343#163
19181,151#178
19171,177#170
1916992#185
1915939#180
1914783#174
1913648#180
1912539#183
1911389#181
1910374#183
1909337#177
1908299#188
1907279#192
1906268#186
1905264#188
1904268#181
1903200#210
1902182#221
1901179#215
1900220#212
1899159#218
1898187#210
1897142#233
1896163#217
1895129#243
1894119#247
1893120#239
1892126#232
1891100#243
189098#252
188968#289
188870#277
188759#274
188640#338
188553#272
188432#349
188321#411
188219#418
188125#317
188014#449

Names like Bonnie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Rosie, Lottie, Elsie, Billie, Nancy, Frankie, Hallie, Florence, Rosa, Millie, Ada, Rose

Other spellings of Bonnie

Bonny, Bonni

Names related to Bonnie

Bennie

More Scottish names

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Bonnie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bonnie, updated 20 October 2026.