Buell
- Last seen for boys in 1975 at #5,464
- Peak · boys
- 1898 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 840since 1889
Buell over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Buell has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | — | |
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| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | |
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| 1965 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
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| 1957 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | #1,688 | 17 |
| 1936 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #1,456 | 22 |
| 1932 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #1,693 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1926 | #1,466 | 25 |
| 1925 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1924 | #1,287 | 32 |
| 1923 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1922 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1920 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1919 | #1,139 | 37 |
| 1918 | #1,343 | 28 |
| 1917 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1916 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | #1,181 | 30 |
| 1914 | #1,441 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,173 | 19 |
| 1912 | #1,353 | 13 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | — | |
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| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | #982 | 6 |
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| 1892 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | #974 | 5 |
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First appearance
1889
The first year at least five boys were named Buell! It came in at #974, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Buell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Buell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1975
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1898 at #885 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · 1889–1898
Share of babies · boys
1 in 17,526
- Highest: 1 in 17,526 boys born in 1898 were named Buell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 312,271 boys born in 1975 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 31.3% of all boys named Buell (263) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #974 (1889) | #974 |
| 1890s | 19 | #885 (1898) | #941 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,233 (1905) | #1,289 |
| 1910s | 199 | #1,139 (1919) | #1,323 |
| 1920s | 263 | #1,157 (1920) | #1,507 |
| 1930s | 156 | #1,456 (1933) | #1,881 |
| 1940s | 105 | #1,764 (1943) | #2,393 |
| 1950s | 56 | #2,114 (1954) | #3,088 |
| 1960s | 17 | #3,601 (1964) | #3,760 |
| 1970s | 10 | #4,907 (1971) | #5,186 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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