Bunk

Peak · boys
1884 · 5 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10
since 1884

Bunk over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Bunk has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank18801900192019401960198020002020peak #971, 1884boys
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five boys were named Bunk! It came in at #971, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884–2025, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Bunk is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more boys named Bunk in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Bunk
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1914
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1884 at #971 (5 births)
  • Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1884
Share of babies · boys
1 in 22,888
  • Highest: 1 in 22,888 boys born in 1884 were named Bunk (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 130,952 boys born in 1914 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1880s
  • 50.0% of all boys named Bunk (5) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#971 (1884)#971
1890s0——
1900s0——
1910s5#3,264 (1914)#3,264

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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