Given name & surname
Bunni
“resembling a little rabbit”
Bunni is a variant of Bunny. One American interpretation is “resembling a little rabbit.”
Original Hebrewבני
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bunni is a variant of Bunny. One American interpretation is “resembling a little rabbit.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bunni is a variant of Bunny. An origin associated with Bunny is American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb bana (בנה), “to build.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Bunni appears in Nehemiah 9:4.
From biblical name research
Bunni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 5 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 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 105 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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