Bona

BOH-nuh /ˈboʊnə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Bona is a very rare variant of Bonny that peaked in 1945 and has since faded.

Bona is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Bona was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1945 (16 births).

About the name Bona

PronunciationBOH-nuh /ˈboʊnə/
CultureCroatianItalianMacedonian

Names similar to Bona

How popular is Bona?

Girls named Bona
19151920194019601980200020202022
Girls named Bona per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Bona
198619901995200020052006
Boys named Bona per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Bona total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202255#15,703—
200655—#12,263
19865——#6,833
19636—#5,943—
19615—#6,654—
19577—#4,956—
19566—#5,364—
19556—#5,277—
19545—#5,821—
19477—#4,394—
19465—#5,024—
194516—#2,160—
19439—#3,274—
19425—#4,697—
19417—#3,604—
19395—#4,324—
19355—#4,285—
19337—#3,449—
193210—#2,849—
193011—#2,707—
192912—#2,599—
19287—#3,803—
19275—#4,894—
19265—#4,937—
19255—#5,069—
19236—#4,446—
19206—#4,457—
19158—#3,172—