Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Buna isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Buna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 780
- 0 boys · 780 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 150 as a first name in 2020; 177 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Buna’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Buna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Beulah
“married” · “woman who is claimed as a wife”
>99% girls
Bruna
“a dark-haired woman”
>99% girls
Una
“one who is pure; chaste”
>99% girls
Minna
“determined protector” · “one who is resolute; having great strength”
>99% girls
Ona
“filled with grace”
>99% girls
Bertha
“one who is famously bright and beautiful”
>99% girls
Bessie
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Rena
“one who sings a joyous song”
>99% girls