Recorded 1890–1920 Girls' name Peak 1920 11 births

Bunie — girls' name

11 babies named Bunie in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51920s6
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Bunie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bunie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bunie

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Bunie between 1890 and 1920, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bunie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bunie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bunie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bunie 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 11 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.

Bunie at a glance

Last recorded 1920

Total births

11

Since 1890

31 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1920

Active since

1890

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1920

Bunie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1890

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 19201890 5

Bunie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Bunie's all-time total
1890s51920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bunie?
11 babies have been named Bunie since 1890. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Bunie most popular?
Bunie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Bunie been used?
Bunie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 31 years of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Bunie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bunny, Bunnie, Buna, Bunice, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1890–1920 (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.