Bonifacio
Notable people named Bonifacio include:
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Bonifacio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Notable people named Bonifacio include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Bonifacio
American parents first put Bonifacio on the record books as a baby boy name in 1900, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 35 Bonifacios were born — ranking #1,190 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Bonifacios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Bonifacio
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bonifacio is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Boniface
- Benefices
- Bonifay
- Bonify
- Beneficia
- Bfc
- Senecio
- Stoneface
- Stonefaced
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About the name Bonifacio
Bonifacio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Bonifacio's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Bonifacio'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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