Bonny is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bonny means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bonny across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bonny has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bonny is a girl name of Scots origin meaning “pretty, fine”. A variant of Bonnie, from the Scots word for attractive.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,469 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 174 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 11 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bonny per year, United States (1913 to 2024). United States peaked in 1958 (277/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (11/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Bonny is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1958, when it ranked #1,051 nationally (given to 277 babies that year).
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