Girls' name · since 1882
Buna
780 babies named Buna in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 780
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Buna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 780 recorded since 1882.
Buna has 780 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2023.
- #8,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 780 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buna ranks #8,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 780 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 780
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Buna's 780 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Buna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Buna splits its recorded history at 1917: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Buna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2023
- Peak year (1915)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Buna by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (232 births, 30% of the file).
1910s was Buna's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Buna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 30
1880s
30 births
- 1890s 80
1890s
80 births
- 1900s
1900s
96 births
- 1910s
1910s
232 births
- 1920s
1920s
194 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 232 births (30% of all-time use).
How Buna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Buna's total volume
Buna by state
Where Buna concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 47 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
47 of 780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Buna's decade-level peak was the 1910s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Bunas (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Buna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1882–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Buna 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 August 2026.