Recorded 1913–1927 Girls' name Peak 1913 16 births

Buela — girls' name

16 babies named Buela in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s10
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Buela was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

6 babies were named Buela in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Buela

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Buela between 1913 and 1927, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Buela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buela performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Buela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buela 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 16 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.

Buela at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

16

Since 1913

15 years of records

Peak year

1913

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1913

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1927

Buela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1913

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1913)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 192719241913 6

Buela by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 63% of Buela's all-time total
1910s61920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buela?
16 babies have been named Buela since 1913. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1913 with 6 births.
When was Buela most popular?
Buela was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Buela been used?
Buela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 15 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Buela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buelah, Buena. 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, 1913–1927 (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.