How Many People Are Named Bun?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Bun. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Bun peaked in popularity in 1927 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bun 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 Bun paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bun is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1927
7 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bun
Bun is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bun as a male name
Ranked #6,862 in 1986
5 male births in 1986
Peak: 1927 (7 births)
Bun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bun span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 10 babies were registered. Bun remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bun by Decade
How has Bun 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.
Bun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bun
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bun?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Bun 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Bun a common name?
Bun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bun most popular?
Bun reached peak popularity in 1927, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bun is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bun a male name?
Bun is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bun Smith, Bun Johnson, Bun 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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