How popular is the baby name Bonnie in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Bonnie.
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The modern name Lux debuted in the U.S. baby name data during the first year of the 21st century:
2003: 14 baby girls named Lux
2002: 16 baby girls named Lux
2001: 9 baby girls and 5 baby boys named Lux [dual-gender debut]
2000: unlisted
1999: unlisted
Why were expectant parents seeing the Latin word for “light” as a viable baby name around that time?
Likely because of the character Lux Lisbon (played by actress Kirsten Dunst) from the movie The Virgin Suicides (1999), which wasn’t given a wide theatrical release until May of 2000.
Set in a suburb of Detroit in the mid-1970s, The Virgin Suicides followed the five beautiful Lisbon sisters: Therese, Mary, Bonnie, Lux, and Cecilia. They were the teenage daughters of strict Catholic parents, and therefore off-limits to the neighborhood boys “who loved and lusted after” them (and from whose collective perspective the story was told).
Lux Lisbon — the “most perfect” of the sisters — was the only one to lose her virginity (to high school heartthrob Trip Fontaine, played by actor Josh Hartnett) during her short life.
The film was based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Eugenides.
What are your thoughts on the name Lux? Do you think it works better as a girl name or as a boy name?
Last year, the country of Scotland — which takes up the northern third of Great Britain — welcomed 45,779 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah.
Here are Scotland’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:
Girl names
Olivia, 266 baby girls
Isla, 264
Freya, 244
Lily, 231
Millie, 222
Sophia, 214
Amelia, 198 (tie)
Emily, 198 (tie)
Ella, 195
Charlotte, 191
Ava, 188 (tie)
Bonnie, 188 (tie)
Grace, 183
Evie, 180 (tie)
Ivy, 180 (tie)
Rosie, 167
Sophie, 164
Maisie, 161
Maya, 159 (tie)
Orla, 159 (tie)
Harper, 149
Sofia, 147
Aria, 142
Poppy, 135
Maeve, 129
Mia, 126
Daisy, 123
Lucy, 113
Willow, 106
Mila, 105
Elsie, 104 (tie)
Hallie, 104 (tie)
Esme, 102
Ruby, 100
Ellie, 99
Zara, 98
Lottie, 97
Eilidh, 91 – pronounced EH-lee
Ayla, 90 (tie)
Chloe, 90 (tie)
Layla, 89 (3-way tie)
Sienna, 89 (3-way tie)
Violet, 89 (3-way tie)
Ada, 87
Skye, 83
Phoebe, 82
Callie, 81
Jessica, 80 (tie)
Robyn, 80 (tie)
Isabella, 79
Boy names
Noah, 366 baby boys
Muhammad, 293
Rory, 275
Theo, 270
Leo, 260
Luca, 255
Jack, 247 (tie)
Oliver, 247 (tie)
Harris, 243
Archie, 228
Finlay, 220
Alexander, 208 (tie)
Jude, 208 (tie)
James, 203
Alfie, 196
Brodie, 195
Finn, 190
Arlo, 177
Charlie, 159
Thomas, 154 (tie)
Tommy, 154 (tie)
Oscar, 151
Lucas, 147
Arthur, 145
Freddie, 144 (tie)
Mason, 144 (tie)
Jacob, 141
Lewis, 136
Logan, 132 (tie)
Max, 132 (tie)
Harry, 124
Albie, 123
Cameron, 117
Ollie, 116
Myles, 111
Callan, 108 (tie)
Theodore, 108 (tie)
Angus, 106 (tie)
Reuben, 106 (tie)
Harrison, 105
Blake, 102
Adam, 101 (tie)
Caleb, 101 (tie)
Sonny, 100
Louie, 99
Roman, 98
Liam, 93
George, 91
Isaac, 90
Luke, 89
Muhammad, which entered the boys’ top 100 in 2008, jumped from 11th to 2nd place.
And the bonny name Bonnie, which entered the girls’ top 100 in 2018, now sits just outside the top 10.
Last year’s fastest-rising girl names already in the top 100 were Violet, Arabella, Myla, and Chloe, while the fastest-rising girl names entering the top 100 for the first time were Eliza, Romy, and Nora.
The fastest-rising boy names already in the top 100 were Myles, Callan, Ruairidh, and Lochlan, while the fastest-rising boy name entering the top 100 for the first time was Reggie.
Una and Ernie, two of the top names in the Scottish archipelago of Orkney, were given to 19 baby girls and six baby boys (respectively) nation-wide.
Here’s a selection of the names that were given to just three babies each in Scotland last year:
Beira is a modern Scottish name for the Gaelic mythological figure Cailleach, and Innis is a Scottish Gaelic word meaning “small island, islet.”
(I can’t give you the usual sampling of Scotland’s single-use names because, as of 2024, the country has decided to stop releasing names given to fewer than three babies. The news release noted that “the exclusion of the names given to one or two babies is consistent with policies in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.”)
Finally, here are Scotland’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The top baby names in the Republic of Ireland last year were Sophie and Jack.
Here are Ireland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:
Girl names
Sophie, 294 baby girls
Éabha, 293
Grace, 291
Emily, 290
Fiadh, 286
Lily, 253
Olivia, 246
Amelia, 220
Sadie, 216
Mia, 213
Lucy, 204
Freya, 196
Isla, 193
Ella, 192
Ellie, 190
Croía, 188
Emma, 187 (tie)
Maya, 187 (tie)
Sophia, 180
Chloe, 179 (tie)
Hannah, 179 (tie)
Molly, 171
Evie, 167
Saoirse, 164
Sofia, 154
Ava, 152
Robyn, 148
Millie, 145
Anna, 140
Ruby, 134
Caoimhe, 131 (tie)
Rosie, 131 (tie)
Róisín, 126
Bonnie, 123
Erin, 120 (tie)
Isabelle, 120 (tie)
Cara, 118
Sadhbh, 117
Holly, 115
Éala, 114
Annie, 112
Clodagh, 109 (tie)
Daisy, 109 (tie)
Hazel, 108
Aoife, 107 (tie)
Katie, 107 (tie)
Kate, 106 (tie)
Willow, 106 (tie)
Maisie, 105
Ada, 104 (tie)
Méabh, 104 (tie)
Boy names
Jack, 490 baby boys
Noah, 486
Rían, 432
Cillian, 352
James, 336
Tadhg, 318
Fionn, 304
Liam, 303
Oisín, 286
Charlie, 258
Daniel, 257
Finn, 255
Theo, 252
Thomas, 226
Seán, 222
Patrick, 220
Michael, 218
Luke, 217
Conor, 210
Harry, 209
Tommy, 202
Leo, 201 (tie)
Páidí, 201 (tie)
Luca, 197
Adam, 188
Darragh, 184
Oliver, 181
Bobby, 179
John, 168
Jamie, 162 (tie)
Kai, 162 (tie)
Oscar, 159
Cian, 158 (tie)
Max, 158 (tie)
Ollie, 157
Alex, 155
Callum, 154
Sonny, 147
Dylan, 141
David, 134
Ben, 132
Matthew, 131
Caelan, 128
Alexander, 127
Muhammad, 126
Ryan, 124
Arthur, 119
Arlo, 118
Alfie, 117
Shay, 107
The trendy name Croía (pronounced KREE-a) rose from 95th in 2020, to 52nd in 2021, to 38th in 2022, to 24th in 2023, to 16th last year. Do you think it will reach the top 10 in 2025?
Speaking of names on the upswing, the fastest-rising girl names in the top 100 were Maya (in terms of number of babies) and Rhea (in terms of rank). Likewise, the fastest-rising boy names in the top 100 were Rían (in terms of number of babies) and Caleb (in terms of rank).
And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the names given to just 3 babies each in Ireland last year:
Last year, the countries of England and Wales together welcomed 591,072 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Muhammad.
Here are England and Wales’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Olivia, 2,906 baby girls
Amelia, 2,663
Isla, 2,337
Lily, 2,290
Freya, 2,086
Ava, 2,050
Ivy, 1,997
Florence, 1,899
Willow, 1,833
Isabella, 1,795
Poppy, 1,755
Poppy ranked third among baby girls born in November specifically, no doubt because of the association between poppies and Remembrance Day (Nov. 11).
Sophia, 1,679
Evelyn, 1,673
Elsie, 1,662
Sienna, 1,657
Mia, 1,640
Daisy, 1,585
Grace, 1,541
Sofia, 1,514
Phoebe, 1,510
Rosie, 1,508
Harper, 1,466
Charlotte, 1,373
Evie, 1,350
Millie, 1,349
Bonnie, 1,346
Ella, 1,307
Emily, 1,280
Maya, 1,255
Matilda, 1,212
Aria, 1,198
Delilah, 1,194
Penelope, 1,156
Hallie, 1,154
Mila, 1,127
Maeve, 1,114
Ada, 1,089
Luna, 1,063
Ruby, 1,059
Mabel, 1,051
Maisie, 1,039
Violet, 1,034
Arabella, 1,029
Margot, 1,025
Emilia, 1,017
Isabelle, 984
Esme, 982
Lottie, 980
Aurora, 964
Alice, 955
Boy names
Muhammad, 4,661 baby boys
Noah, 4,382
Oliver, 3,556
George, 3,494
Leo, 3,416
Arthur, 3,387
Luca, 3,195
Theodore, 2,666
Oscar, 2,632
Henry, 2,490
Theo, 2,489
Freddie, 2,481
Archie, 2,400
Arlo, 2,253
Jude, 2,177
Alfie, 2,111
Charlie, 2,010
Jack, 1,953
Thomas, 1,855
Finley, 1,844
Harry, 1,799
Albie, 1,756
Teddy, 1,687
Jacob, 1,655
Lucas, 1,644
Tommy, 1,629
Isaac, 1,611
Mohammed, 1,601
William, 1,544
Edward, 1,501
Elijah, 1,482
Roman, 1,481
Rory, 1,468
Alexander, 1,456
James, 1,430
Louie, 1,421
Reuben, 1,356
Ezra, 1,345
Oakley, 1,343
Joshua, 1,339
Adam, 1,326
Sebastian, 1,313
Hudson, 1,291
Max, 1,274
Louis, 1,236
Ronnie, 1,222
Ethan, 1,198
Hugo, 1,174
Harrison, 1,151
Mason, 1,118
In the girls’ top 10, Willow replaced Mia.
In the boys’ top 10, Luca and Henry replaced Theo and Freddie.
New to the girls’ top 100 were Hazel, Lilah, Autumn, Nevaeh, and Raya.
New to the boys’ top 100 were Jax, Enzo, and Bodhi.
The number of hyphenated girl names increased significantly (from 12,332 to 19,143), while the number of hyphenated boy names decreased slightly (from 3,140 to 2,807).
And here’s a selection of uncommon names that were given to just three babies each in England and Wales (combined) in 2023:
Possible explanations/associations for several of the above:
Blaidd means “wolf” in Welsh. (It’s also the name of a half-wolf character in the 2022 video game Elden Ring.)
Buddug is based on the Welsh word budd, which means “benefit, profit.” It’s the Welsh equivalent of Boudicca (the name of the ancient British queen who led a revolt against the Romans).
Fen might refer to the type of wetland.
Glesni means “blueness” or “greenness” in Welsh.
Haaland is the surname of Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland (who currently plays for Manchester City F.C.).
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