Bonnie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “pretty; cheerful”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- BON-ee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From Scots bonnie meaning ‘pretty, attractive’, influenced by French bon. It has long been used as a nickname and given name in Scotland and the English-speaking world.
How popular is Bonnie?
Babies named Bonnie in 2024703
2024 rank#441 girls
Peak year1942
Total US babies since 1880331,920
Bonnie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Bonnie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Bonnie questions
What does the name Bonnie mean?
Bonnie means "pretty; cheerful". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From Scots bonnie meaning ‘pretty, attractive’, influenced by French bon. It has long been used as a nickname and given name in Scotland and the English-speaking world.
Is Bonnie a boy or girl name?
Bonnie is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Bonnie?
703 US babies were named Bonnie in 2024. Its peak year was 1942.
How do you pronounce Bonnie?
Bonnie is usually pronounced BON-ee.
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.