How Many People Are Named Buena?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Buena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Buena peaked in popularity in 1917 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Buena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Buena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Buena is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1917
34 births
Total Registered
987
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Buena
Buena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 987 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Buena as a female name
Ranked #6,349 in 1959
5 female births in 1959
Peak: 1917 (34 births)
Buena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Buena span from the 1880s to the 1950s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 238 babies were registered. Buena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Buena by Decade
How has Buena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Buena by State
Birth registrations for Buena span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama. On average, about 20 Buenas were registered per state.
Buena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Buena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Buena
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Buena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Buena?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Buena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Buena a common name?
Buena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 987 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Buena most popular?
Buena reached peak popularity in 1917, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Buena is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Buena a female name?
Buena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Buena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Buena Smith, Buena Johnson, Buena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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