Bun

Boy · recorded 1892–1986

  • 1986last recorded
  • 1892best year

Most popular in 1892.

Last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Bun.

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Its story

Popularity since 1892

0214118921916193919631986

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 4 recorded years as a table
Bun, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189241
19276
19833
19863

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Bun isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1986
5
Rank in 1986
#6,721
How rare
1 in 368,303 boys
Since 1892
22

Bun was last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1892, at 41 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Bun doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.