Recorded 1888–1956 Girls' name Peak 1923 440 births

Beuna — girls' name

440 babies named Beuna in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s321900s521910s1271920s1561930s511940s121950s5
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Beuna was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

25 babies were named Beuna in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beuna

The Social Security Administration has registered 440 babies named Beuna between 1888 and 1956, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beuna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beuna performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Beuna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Beuna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beuna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 440 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beuna at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

440

Since 1888

69 years of records

Peak year

1923

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1888

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1956

Beuna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1888

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1923)
25
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Beuna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
156 births that decade — 35% of Beuna's all-time total
1880s51890s321900s521910s1271920s1561930s511940s121950s5

Beuna by state

Where Beuna concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Beuna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.3%
Texas share of Beuna's total US births 2.3%

10 of 440 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beuna?
440 babies have been named Beuna since 1888. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1923 with 25 births.
When was Beuna most popular?
Beuna was most popular in the 1920s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Beuna most popular?
The top states for the name Beuna are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Beuna been used?
Beuna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 69 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Beuna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beulah, Beula, Beunka, Beunca. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.