Bonita

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Bonita is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 37,842 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 37,830 as girls and 12 as boys. Bonita gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1950 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	14
2023	16
2022	14
2021	14
2020	16
2019	12
2018	9
2017	8
2016	20
2015	15
2014	17
2013	14
2012	16
2011	18
2010	20
2009	19
2008	19
2007	12
2006	24
2005	19
2004	17
2003	22
2002	10
2001	27
2000	17
1999	27
1998	29
1997	32
1996	32
1995	29
1994	33
1993	52
1992	71
1991	71
1990	74
1989	81
1988	84
1987	104
1986	73
1985	60
1984	76
1983	77
1982	83
1981	124
1980	123
1979	109
1978	102
1977	107
1976	129
1975	126
1974	179
1973	161
1972	224
1971	260
1970	321
1969	361
1968	373
1967	461
1966	528
1965	624
1964	662
1963	831
1962	924
1961	936
1960	893
1959	812
1958	822
1957	971
1956	1,174
1955	1,244
1954	1,199
1953	1,354
1952	1,456
1951	1,522
1950	1,528
1949	1,508
1948	1,315
1947	1,448
1946	1,213
1945	844
1944	979
1943	1,014
1942	826
1941	742
1940	516
1939	391
1938	359
1937	266
1936	234
1935	260
1934	242
1933	230
1932	226
1931	206
1930	219
1929	197
1928	196
1927	199
1926	188
1925	208
1924	167
1923	164
1922	128
1921	142
1920	137
1919	99
1918	99
1917	93
1916	115
1915	90
1914	58
1913	59
1912	44
1911	39
1910	39
1909	33
1908	20
1907	20
1906	18
1905	15
1904	21
1903	13
1902	6
1901	11
1900	8
1899	6
1896	9
1895	8
1893	7
1892	5
1888	6