Bonita

Bonita: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pretty”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: boh-NEE-tuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Spanish bonita, the feminine form of bonito meaning 'pretty' or 'attractive'. It has also been used in English-speaking contexts as a borrowing from Spanish.

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How popular is Bonita?

20244.2 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Bonita in 202414

Peak year1950

Total US babies since 188037,842

Bonita is steady now but far below its 1950 peak.

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Bonita questions

What does the name Bonita mean?

Bonita means "pretty". It comes from Spanish. From Spanish bonita, the feminine form of bonito meaning 'pretty' or 'attractive'. It has also been used in English-speaking contexts as a borrowing from Spanish.

Is Bonita a boy or girl name?

Bonita is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bonita?

14 US babies were named Bonita in 2024. Its peak year was 1950.

How do you pronounce Bonita?

Bonita is usually pronounced boh-NEE-tuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.