as a First Name
Coined in the United States in the 1940s from the feminine form of Spanish bonito ‘pretty’. This is not used as a given name in Spanish-speaking countries. Bonita looks like the feminine form of a medieval Latin male name, Bonitus (from bonus ‘good’), which was borne by an Italian saint of the 6th century and a Provençal saint of the 7th. However, no medieval record of the feminine form in use as a given name is known.
| 897th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 33,668
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 33,844
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Bonita per capita
- 1950
- marked the height of its popularity
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31%
30-54
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0.94%
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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