Boys' name · since 1917

Bunion

Bunion has 16 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,584 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Bunion is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1917.

Bunion has 16 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1933.

  • #30,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunion ranks #30,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#30,584 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bunion's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bunion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bunion's full recorded timeline at 1924, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% 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 1924 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bunion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1933

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 191719241933 5

Bunion by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).

1920s was Bunion's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Bunion births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bunion? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 16 babies named Bunion. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,584 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1933. Its busiest year on record was 1924, with 6 births.
Where does Bunion sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunion ranks #30,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bunion most popular? ▼
Bunion was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Bunion been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bunion since 1917 -- 17 years through the most recent 1933 data.
What names are similar to Bunion? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bunny, Bunyan, Bunnie, Bun, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bunion's data

  • Bunion's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bunion

Nearby Names Like Bunion

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bunion

Bunny Boy
149 births
Bunyan Boy
132 births
Bunnie Boy
62 births
Bun Boy
22 births
Bunyon Boy
16 births

Compare Bunion side by side: Bunion vs Bunny Bunion vs Bunyan Bunion vs Bunnie

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Brother
16 births · Peak 1922
Hillie
16 births · Peak 1927
Rozier
16 births · Peak 1915
Arvy
16 births · Peak 1927
Bunyon
16 births · Peak 1919
Chatman
16 births · Peak 1921
Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
16 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bunion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1933 (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 Bunion 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.