Unisex name · since 1917

Bunny

Bunny has 1,829 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,993 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,518 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,829
born since 1917
1950s
peak decade

Bunny currently ranks #9518 among unisex names in America, with 1,829 babies recorded since 1917.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunny has been recorded 1,829 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #9518 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.

  • #4,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,518 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,829 born since 1917
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunny ranks #4,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,518 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,829 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.

#4,993 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,518 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,829
born since 1917
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%44.9%
Bunny vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Bunny's 1,829 recorded births place it above 93.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Bunny compares

1,829 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Bunny's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Bunny Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,829 376 567,345
Peak-year births 66 21 19,840

Bunny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Bunny's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Bunny popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
66
Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
020406080 191719271937194719571967197719902025 10

Bunny popularity over time - boys

149 total births recorded since 1915 (Bunny as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 149 births
45678910 191519201924193319381942194619601963 5

Bunny by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (535 births, 29% of the file).

1950s was Bunny's strongest decade.

535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Bunny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 535 births (29% of all-time use).

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

How Bunny compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bunny's total volume

Bunny vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -140, 4%-111, 2.3%-27, 8%-56, 6%-51, 6.1%-57, 7.4%-145, 3.5%-38, 3.9%-27, 6.6%-125, 2.5%-38, 6.5%-37, 6.3%-136, 4.4%-39, 5.2%-116, 2.8%Bunny-109, 3.6%Bunny
Bunny vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Bunny by state

Where Bunny concentrates geographically, total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bunny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
74 4.0%
#2 Texas
30 1.6%
#3 New York
28 1.5%
#4 Ohio
21 1.1%
#5 Illinois
18 1.0%
#6 Florida
11 0.6%
#7 Michigan
11 0.6%
#8 North Carolina
10 0.5%
California share of Bunny's total US births 4.0%
Even split

74 of 1,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Bunny appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bunny? ▼
1,829 babies have been named Bunny since 1917. All-time, it sits at #4,993 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,518 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1957 with 66 births.
Where does Bunny sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunny ranks #4,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,518 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bunny most popular? ▼
Bunny was most popular in the 1950s decade with 535 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Bunny most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Bunny are California (74 births), Texas (30 births), New York (28 births).
Is Bunny a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Bunny is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,829 births, and as a boy's name it has 149 births.
How long has the name Bunny been used? ▼
Records for Bunny go back to 1917, giving 109 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Bunny? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bunnie, Buna, Bunice, Bunia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Bunny's data

  • Bunny's decade-level peak was the 1950s (535 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Bunnys (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Bunny

Nearby Names Like Bunny

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

Bunnie Girl
800 births
Buna Girl
780 births
Bunice Girl
48 births
Bunia Girl
30 births
Bunni Girl
30 births

Compare Bunny side by side: Bunny vs Bunnie Bunny vs Buna Bunny vs Bunice

Or pick any two names to compare →

Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Bunny

Laureen #9517
7,127 births · Peak 1958
Christella #9519
749 births · Peak 1973
Felix #9516
672 births · Peak 2015
Manon #9520
833 births · Peak 1999
Fortune #9515
326 births · Peak 2017
Janiece #9521
3,192 births · Peak 1993
Avalene #9514
268 births · Peak 2016
Ellise #9522
776 births · Peak 2004

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bunny: 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, 1917–2025 (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 Bunny 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.