Buena

Girl · recorded 1882–1959

  • 1959last recorded
  • 1893best year

Most popular in 1893.

Last recorded in 1959. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Buena.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

0458918821901192119401959

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 72 recorded years as a table
Buena, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188256
188553
188642
188741
188984
189032
189149
189228
189389
189467
189521
189655
189747
189858
189956
190040
190133
190227
190444
190545
190624
190760
190824
190943
191023
191131
191234
191316
191430
191524
191629
191731
191828
191927
192028
192123
192226
192322
192418
192525
192615
192716
192814
192913
193020
193112
193218
19339
193410
193516
193612
19379
193810
19396
19406
19419
19425
19436
19446
19458
19469
19474
19486
19494
19503
19523
19533
19544
19556
19573
19583
19592

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Buena isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1959
5
Rank in 1959
#6,245
How rare
1 in 404,692 girls
Since 1882
987

Buena was last recorded in 1959. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1893, at 89 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Buena doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.