Total births
26
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.
- 26
- total births
- 1988–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that 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.
- 26 total births
- 1988–1990 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Beunka since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.
- 26
- total births
- 1988–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Beunka was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
12 babies were named Beunka in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Beunka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1990
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Beunka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (54% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1990. 12 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Beunka: Baby Name Since 1988 - 26 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beunka. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.