Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1913
Buela
Buela has 16 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1913 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1913–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Buela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1913.
Buela has 16 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1927.
- 16 total births
- 1913–1927 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Buela since 1913, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.
- 16
- total births
- 1913–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
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.
Buela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Buela's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1913 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Buela at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1913
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Buela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1927
- Peak year (1913)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Buela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Buela's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Buela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Buela? ▼
Buela has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1927. 6 babies were born in 1913, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Buela go back to 1913, giving 15 years of history 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.
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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, 1913–1927 (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. "Buela: Baby Name Since 1913 - 16 Births, Peak 1913." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/buela. 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 Buela 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.