Girls' name · since 1988

Beunka

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Beunka, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#42,572 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade

Beunka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1988.

Beunka has 26 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1990.

  • #42,572 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 1988
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beunka ranks #42,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.

#42,572 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Beunka's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Beunka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Beunka's full recorded timeline at 1989, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Beunka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
468101214 198819891990 12

Beunka by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 54% of the file).

1980s was Beunka's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Beunka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beunka?
Beunka has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,572 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 12 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Beunka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beunka ranks #42,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Beunka most popular?
Beunka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Beunka been used?
The SSA has tracked Beunka since 1988 -- 3 years through the most recent 1990 data.
What names are similar to Beunka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beulah, Beula, Beuna, Beunca. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Beunka's data

  • Beunka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Beunka

Nearby Names Like Beunka

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Beunka

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Beunka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Beunka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.