Recorded 1954–1980 Girls' name Peak 1954 30 births

Bunni — girls' name

30 babies named Bunni in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s151970s51980s5
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bunni was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bunni in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bunni

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Bunni between 1954 and 1980, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bunni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bunni performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bunni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bunni 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 30 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.

Bunni at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

30

Since 1954

27 years of records

Peak year

1954

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1954

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1980

Bunni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1954

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1954)
5
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5 198019711963196119601954 5

Bunni by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 50% of Bunni's all-time total
1950s51960s151970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bunni?
30 babies have been named Bunni since 1954. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1954 with 5 births.
When was Bunni most popular?
Bunni was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Bunni been used?
Bunni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 27 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Bunni?
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, 1954–1980 (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.