Bonny

Bonny is a female given name: 96% of people named Bonny are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 261 male / 6,172 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Bonny

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bonny," in English, "Guten Tag Bonny," in German. Bonny is a female given name: about 96% of people named Bonny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Bonny,

German

Guten Tag Bonny,

French

Bonjour Bonny,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bonny:

Chinese

Bonny您好：

Japanese

Bonny様

English

Hi Bonny,

German

Hi Bonny,

French

Salut Bonny,

Spanish

Hola Bonny,

Chinese

Bonny你好：

Japanese

Bonnyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Bonny by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	4%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

261 male · 6,172 female · 6,433 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bonny a male or female name?

Bonny is a female given name: 96% of people named Bonny are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Bonny in an email?

Is Bonny a unisex name?

Bonny is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Bonny are men. Bonny leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Bonny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bonny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_bonny,
  title  = {Is Bonny a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bonny},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}