Buell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Buell

The Social Security Administration has registered 840 babies named Buell between 1889 and 1975, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Buell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 263 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Buell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Buell in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buell 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 840 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.