Given name
Vonnie
“a young archer”·“displaying her true image”
Vonnie is a variant of Vonna. In French use, Vonna carries the interpretation “a young archer.” In English use, Vonnie is a diminutive of Veronica. One Latin interpretation is “displaying her true image.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vonnie is a variant of Vonna. In French use, Vonna carries the interpretation “a young archer.” In English use, Vonnie is a diminutive of Veronica. One Latin interpretation is “displaying her true image.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Vonnie is a diminutive of Veronica. An origin associated with Veronica is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Vonnie is a diminutive of Veronica. In English usage, Vonnie is a diminutive of Yvonne.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vonnie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,121
- 430 boys · 3,691 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 111 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #13,105 for girls · #13,781 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 13% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,105 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 102 in 1959. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,183 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vonnie’s family of names
In English usage, Vonnie is a diminutive of Veronica. Vonnie has a related form in Vonna. In English usage, Vonnie is a diminutive of Yvonne.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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