Bonnie Raitt
There are approximately 1 people named Bonnie Raitt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bonnie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Raitt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Bonnie
181K
Alive today
Named Raitt
583
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 181K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 583
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #42,163
Per 100K: 0.17
Top ancestry: White (94.2%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Raitt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Raitt, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.2%.
- White94.2%
- Hispanic or Latino3.3%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0%
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).
The surname Raitt appears at a rate of 0.17 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Bonnie Raitt. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Bonnie
FAQ
Bonnie Raitt: questions and answers
How many people are named Bonnie Raitt?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Bonnie Raitt. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0528%) with the surname frequency (0.17 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bonnie Raitt?
We classify Bonnie Raitt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.