Bonaventure

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A few things about Bonaventure you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

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Bonaventure Kalou

Ivorian and Dutch footballer

Choose Bonaventure and your child shares a first name with Bonaventure Kalou, an Ivorian and Dutch footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Bonaventure, like who?” Bonaventure Kalou's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 285,714 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Bonaventure, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Bonaventure would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBonaventure first shows up in US birth records in 2023, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearBonaventure is at its all-time high right now: #10,695 in 2025.
• ✨New on the sceneBonaventure wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2023.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Bonaventure means “good fortune”. Our records link it to English, Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Bonaventure

Bonaventure is a boy name of English, Italian and Latin origin meaning “good fortune”. It has 11 letters and 4 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-ure”. US birth records list Bonaventure for boys from 2023 to 2025, in 2 of those 3 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #10,695 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10,695, with 6 babies.

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