Bonnie Somerville
There are approximately 4 people named Bonnie Somerville living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bonnie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Somerville. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Bonnie
181K
Alive today
Named Somerville
7.3K
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: 7.3K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,309
Per 100K: 2.12
Top ancestry: White (65.4%)
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 Somerville surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Somerville, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Somerville 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 Somerville at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.4% · 4,142
- Black or African American27.3% · 1,727
- Two or more races3.4% · 215
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 189
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 22
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 Somerville appears at a rate of 2.12 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0021%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Bonnie Somerville. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Bonnie
FAQ
Bonnie Somerville: questions and answers
How many people are named Bonnie Somerville?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Bonnie Somerville. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0528%) with the surname frequency (2.12 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bonnie Somerville?
We classify Bonnie Somerville as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 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 are called Bonnie Somerville?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.