Bonaventure
Bonaventure was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Meaning & Origin of Bonaventure
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bonaventure was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
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The Story of Bonaventure
Bonaventure first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2023, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 5 Bonaventures were born — ranking #12,230 that year. As of 2026, Bonaventure ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Bonaventures have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Bonaventure
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- Paraventure
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- Benevento
- Aventure
- Unavenged
- Abandoner
- Abandonner
- Scavenger
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About the name Bonaventure
Bonaventure is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2023 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Bonaventure's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #12,230. Use the chart and map above to compare Bonaventure's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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