Bunie
A diminutive form of the name Bunny or a variant of the French name Brunette.
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Bunie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Bunie today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bunie births was 1920 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bunie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Bunie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1920
6 babies that year
Average age
-
1920 SSA rank
#4,462
Tracked since 1890
Popularity
Bunie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bunie from the 1890s through to the 1920s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bunie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bunie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Bunie
The name Bunie is a diminutive form of the Germanic name Brunhilde, which dates back to at least the 6th century. Brunhilde is derived from the Old German words "brun" meaning "armor" or "protection" and "hild" meaning "battle." The name essentially translates to "armored battle maiden." In its earliest uses, Bunie was predominantly found in regions of what is now Germany and the Netherlands.
Brunhilde was a legendary Visigothic princess who became queen consort of Austrasia after marrying King Sigebert I in 567 AD. She played a pivotal role in the power struggles of the Merovingian dynasty and her story is recorded in the Historiae by Gregory of Tours, one of the earliest historical mentions of this name.
One of the earliest known bearers of the Bunie name was Bunie Eginhard, a Frankish scholar and biographer who lived from around 770-840 AD. He served as a secretary and court historian for Charlemagne and authored the celebrated biography Vita Karoli Magni.
In Norse mythology, Brunhilde was one of the powerful Valkyrie maidens who decided which warriors would live or die in battle. The story of Brunhilde is a central part of the epic Nibelungenlied, originally composed in the 13th century but containing much older material.
Other notable Bunies throughout history include Bunie von Anhalt (1155-1212), a German nobleman and crusader who took part in the Third Crusade. Bunie Trittwin (1390-1451) was a German soldier and diplomat during the Hussite Wars. Bunie Barisani (1587-1644) was an Italian painter known for her still life works during the Baroque period.
People
Bunie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bunie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bunie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bunie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bunie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Bunie a common name?
We classify Bunie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bunie most popular?
The single biggest year for Bunie was 1920, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bunie is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bunie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bunie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bunie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bunie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bunie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bunie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Bunie as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Bunie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.