Recorded 1946–1970 Girls' name Peak 1946 26 births

Bunita — girls' name

26 babies named Bunita in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s151970s5
1950s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Bunita was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bunita in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bunita

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Bunita between 1946 and 1970, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bunita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bunita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bunita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bunita 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 26 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.

Bunita at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

26

Since 1946

25 years of records

Peak year

1946

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1946

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1970

Bunita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1946

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 19701957195319521946 6

Bunita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 58% of Bunita's all-time total
1940s61950s151970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bunita?
26 babies have been named Bunita since 1946. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births.
When was Bunita most popular?
Bunita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Bunita been used?
Bunita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 25 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Bunita?
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, 1946–1970 (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.