The baby name Bony is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-nee (US: /ˈboʊni/; UK: /ˈbɒni/).
Bony is English in Origin.
The baby name Bony is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-nee (US: /ˈboʊni/; UK: /ˈbɒni/).
Bony is English in Origin.
Bony is a modern variant of Bonny/Bonnie, rooted in Scots bonnie “pretty, good, cheerful,” itself from Middle French bon/bonne and ultimately Latin bonus “good.” As a given name it is used for all genders, though rarer than Bonnie. It can also serve as a short form of Latin-based saints’ names such as Boniface/Bonifacio and Bonaventure.
Attested in Anglophone records from the late 19th and 20th centuries, Bony carries the favorable senses of beauty, goodness, and good fortune. Variants and related forms include Bonnie, Bonny, Boney, Boni, Bona, Bono, Bonita, and Bonito; diminutives may be Bo or Bon. While the English adjective bony has a separate meaning, the given name Bony is linked etymologically to “bon,” not to physique, and remains a rare, upbeat choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| CM | 0 | #53 | 4 | 2,592 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #148 | 4 | 4,216 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #223 | 13 | 6,830 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 10 | 5,568 |
| BD | 0 | #237 | 5 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #336 | 10 | 8,138 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #352 | 7 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #373 | 14 | 8,413 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2018 | #387 | 3 | 2,908 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #402 | 7 | 6,868 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #405 | 41 | 10,523 |
| EG | 0 | #406 | 7 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #452 | 23 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #456 | 26 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #465 | 40 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #471 | 11 | 9,861 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #486 | 13 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #490 | 16 | 7,500 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #509 | 42 | 12,054 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #517 | 60 | 10,045 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| BH | 0 | #542 | 12 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #556 | 37 | 9,244 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #590 | 10 | 8,289 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #621 | 11 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #643 | 25 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #646 | 20 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #677 | 31 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #733 | 37 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #739 | 13 | 12,213 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #751 | 235 | 16,355 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #807 | 80 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #814 | 65 | 14,506 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #833 | 19 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #879 | 65 | 14,861 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #882 | 39 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #902 | 29 | 5,610 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #907 | 53 | 14,742 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #910 | 42 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #911 | 25 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #942 | 11 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #962 | 22 | 5,561 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #964 | 38 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,020 | 164 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,025 | 117 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,048 | 45 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,050 | 29 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,055 | 57 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 42 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,411 | 36 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,435 | 37 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,533 | 82 | 28,008 |
Bony is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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