Recorded 1892–1986 Boys' name Peak 1927 22 births

Bun — boys' name

22 babies named Bun in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51920s71980s10
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Bun was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bun in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bun

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Bun between 1892 and 1986, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bun performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bun 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 22 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.

Bun at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

22

Since 1892

95 years of records

Peak year

1927

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1892

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 1986

Bun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1892

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1927)
7
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1986198319271892 5

Bun by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 45% of Bun's all-time total
1890s51920s71980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bun?
22 babies have been named Bun since 1892. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1927 with 7 births.
When was Bun most popular?
Bun was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Bun been used?
Bun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 95 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Bun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bunny, Bunyan, Bunnie, Bunyon, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1892–1986 (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.