Is Buel a boy or girl name?

Buel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,135 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Buel

Recorded 1888–1972 · United States

Buel was most popular in 1922, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,705 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,135 people named Buel.

Buel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Buel’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Buel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Buel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,135 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Buel

Where Buel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Kentucky 19.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org