Bonita is a girl's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 14 girls in the United States.
Bonita belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Bonita first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #181 in 1950, and in 2024 14 babies received the name — 37,830 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Bonita is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Bonita is a girl name. In 2024, 14 babies received the name in the US.
Bonita comes from the Spanish tradition.
Bonita first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #181 in 1950, and 14 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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