Fun Facts About the Name Buna
- 780 babies named Buna: U.S. records list 780 babies given the name Buna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Buna Mean?
Buna is a feminine given name used in Albanian-speaking areas. It is usually explained as coming from the Albanian word bunë, a regional form meaning "good" (standard Albanian mirë). The name also matches the Albanian name of the River Buna, which flows from Lake Skadar to the Adriatic; whether the personal name was taken from the river, from the word for "good," or from both is not clearly recorded. A similar-looking Hebrew masculine name, Bunah, appears in the Bible, but it is a separate name and is not evidence for the origin of the Albanian Buna.
Buna Name History & Origins
In Albanian, Buna is the name of the river that drains Lake Skadar into the Adriatic and forms part of the border with Montenegro; in Montenegrin and Serbian it is called Bojana. The personal name is used in Albanian-speaking communities, but its earliest use as a given name is not firmly documented. It should not be confused with the biblical masculine name Bunah, a son of Jerahmeel in 1 Chronicles 2:25, which is sometimes transliterated as Buna. The two names belong to different traditions, and their resemblance is not proof of a common origin.
How Popular is the Name Buna?
Buna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1915. Its best rank was #682 in 1882.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #13,747 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #13,788 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #5,748 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,493 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #2,785 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #4,251 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,176 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #2,983 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #3,170 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #3,486 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,968 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #3,414 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #3,870 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,420 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #2,516 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #1,695 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1930 | #2,566 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1929 | #2,322 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,102 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1927 | #2,106 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1926 | #2,083 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1925 | #2,035 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1924 | #2,148 | 18 | 0.0014% |
| 1923 | #1,952 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1922 | #1,796 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1921 | #2,056 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #1,556 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1919 | #1,531 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1918 | #1,416 | 30 | 0.0026% |
| 1917 | #1,720 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1916 | #1,743 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1915 | #1,197 | 33 | 0.0034% |
| 1914 | #1,550 | 18 | 0.0024% |
| 1913 | #1,094 | 25 | 0.0040% |
| 1912 | #1,359 | 16 | 0.0029% |
| 1911 | #986 | 20 | 0.0048% |
| 1910 | #919 | 22 | 0.0055% |
| 1909 | #1,629 | 8 | 0.0023% |
| 1908 | #946 | 18 | 0.0054% |
| 1907 | #1,309 | 10 | 0.0031% |
| 1906 | #1,431 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1905 | #1,099 | 12 | 0.0041% |
| 1904 | #1,099 | 11 | 0.0040% |
| 1903 | #1,146 | 10 | 0.0038% |
| 1901 | #1,358 | 7 | 0.0029% |
| 1900 | #1,115 | 12 | 0.0040% |
| 1899 | #1,040 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1898 | #1,272 | 8 | 0.0031% |
| 1897 | #1,405 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1895 | #865 | 14 | 0.0060% |
| 1894 | #1,251 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1893 | #1,031 | 9 | 0.0042% |
| 1892 | #1,095 | 8 | 0.0038% |
| 1891 | #898 | 10 | 0.0054% |
| 1890 | #1,016 | 8 | 0.0042% |
| 1889 | #1,160 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1888 | #1,152 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1887 | #737 | 10 | 0.0069% |
| 1882 | #682 | 8 | 0.0074% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Buna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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