Given name
Bunnie
“resembling a little rabbit”
Bunnie is a variant of Bunny. One American interpretation is “resembling a little rabbit.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bunnie is a variant of Bunny. One American interpretation is “resembling a little rabbit.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bunnie is a variant of Bunny. An origin associated with Bunny is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bunnie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 862
- 62 boys · 800 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 35 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 565 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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