Boys' name · since 1913
Bunyan
Bunyan has 132 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 132
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bunyan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 132 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunyan has been recorded 132 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1962.
- #15,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 132 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bunyan ranks #15,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 132
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bunyan's 132 recorded births place it above 65.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Bunyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bunyan splits its recorded history at 1925: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bunyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1962
- Peak year (1919)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Bunyan by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (48 births, 36% of the file).
1910s was Bunyan's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Bunyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 48 births (36% of all-time use).
Bunyan by state
Where Bunyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 132 births nationwide.
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- Bunyan's decade-level peak was the 1910s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Bunyans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bunyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
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, 1913–1962 (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 Bunyan 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.