US rank #13509 Unisex name Peak 1953 800 births

Bunnie — #13509 US unisex name

800 babies named Bunnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s651930s901940s1681950s2291960s1451970s621980s72020s6
#13509
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 24% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Bunnie was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

35 babies were named Bunnie in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bunnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 800 babies named Bunnie between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bunnie currently holds the #13509 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 35 babies received it in a single year. Bunnie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 62 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bunnie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Bunnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bunnie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bunnie 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 800 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.

Bunnie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

800

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

1953

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#13,509

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bunnie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1953)
35
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
010203040 202419721963195519471939193119231910 5

Bunnie popularity over time — boys

62 total births recorded since 1913 (Bunnie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 62 births
4.555.566.577.5 19421935193219311930192819271926192219141913 6

Bunnie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
229 births that decade — 29% of Bunnie's all-time total
1910s281920s651930s901940s1681950s2291960s1451970s621980s72020s6

Bunnie by state

Where Bunnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bunnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.6%
California share of Bunnie's total US births 0.6%

5 of 800 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bunnie?
800 babies have been named Bunnie since 1910. It currently ranks #13509 among girls. The peak year was 1953 with 35 births.
When was Bunnie most popular?
Bunnie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Bunnie most popular?
The top states for the name Bunnie are California (5 births).
Is Bunnie a unisex name?
Yes, Bunnie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 800 births, and as a boy's name it has 62 births.
How long has the name Bunnie been used?
Bunnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bunnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bunny, Buna, Bunice, Bunia, 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, 1910–2024 (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.