Girls' name · since 1917
Bunia
Bunia has 30 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bunia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunia has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1935.
- #40,811 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunia ranks #40,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bunia's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Bunia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bunia's full recorded timeline at 1927, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bunia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1935
- Peak year (1927)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Bunia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (20 births, 67% of the file).
1920s was Bunia's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Bunia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (67% of all-time use).
Bunia by state
Where Bunia concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 16.7% |
5 of 30 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bunia's data
- Bunia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Bunias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bunia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1917–1935 (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 Bunia 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.