Meaning and history
Bonita is a Spanish name meaning “pretty,” ultimately derived from Latin bonus, “good,” and it has been used in the English-speaking world since the early 20th century.
20062006: 24 births, rank #5,545
2007: 12 births, rank #9,539
2008: 19 births, rank #6,799
2009: 19 births, rank #6,811
2010: 20 births, rank #6,382
20112011: 18 births, rank #6,855
2012: 16 births, rank #7,456
2013: 14 births, rank #8,135
2014: 17 births, rank #6,987
2015: 15 births, rank #7,613
20162016: 20 births, rank #6,186
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 9 births, rank #10,545
2019: 12 births, rank #8,597
2020: 16 births, rank #6,923
20212021: 14 births, rank #7,630
2022: 14 births, rank #7,631
2023: 16 births, rank #6,922
2024: 15 births, rank #7,251
20252025: 11 births, rank #8,860
Bonita moved from #979 to #988 for girls between 1975 and 1976. Its highest annual birth count came in 1950, with 1,528 births.