Bonnie Hunt
There are approximately 92 people named Bonnie Hunt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,725,591 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bonnie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hunt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
92
1 in 3,725,591
Named Bonnie
181K
Alive today
Named Hunt
175K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 181K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (90.8%)
Estimated bearers: 175K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #173
Per 100K: 51.11
Top ancestry: White (70.9%)
First name trend
Bonnie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bonnie. The peak year was 1947 with 10,286 births. The average person named Bonnie today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bonnie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Bonnie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 90.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bonnie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Bonnie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.8% · 198,969
- Black or African American3.1% · 6,781
- Two or more races2.1% · 4,611
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 4,605
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 2,951
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,225
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hunt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hunt, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hunt described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hunt at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.9% · 108,269
- Black or African American16.5% · 25,212
- Two or more races4.7% · 7,204
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.7% · 5,691
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 5,209
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,179
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Bonnie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0528% of the US population, based on 180,912 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Bonnie right now.
The surname Hunt appears at a rate of 51.11 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0511%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 92 people with the full name Bonnie Hunt. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Bonnie Hunt: questions and answers
How many people are named Bonnie Hunt?
We estimate approximately 92 people in the United States share the full name Bonnie Hunt. That works out to about 1 in 3,725,591 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0528%) with the surname frequency (51.11 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bonnie Hunt?
We classify Bonnie Hunt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,725,591 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Bonnie a male or female name?
Bonnie is predominantly female. Out of 331,920 total SSA registrations, 1.2% were male and 98.8% were female. See the full Bonnie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Bonnie Hunt?
You can see how many people are called Bonnie Hunt on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.