Female name
Bonnie
13,031 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2024. Expression number: 5.
Origin
Originally an American nickname from Scottish bonnie (“fine, beautiful”).From Wiktionary, entry “Bonnie”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2024: 1,583 births. 13,031 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 16th among girls' names in 2024. It is still given: 6,080 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1947: 10,285 births. 332,712 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 33rd among girls' names in 1941. It is still given: 3,297 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2022: 135 births. 1,271 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 35th among girls' names in 2024. It really came into use around 2011. It is still given: 596 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 985 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 56 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 44 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 39 | 2014–2023 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
2 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 32 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
6 + 9 + 5 = 20 → 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
2 + 5 + 5 = 12 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 3, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.