Is Buell a boy or girl name?

Buell is a boy’s name. Of the 840 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Buell

Recorded 1889–1975 · United States

Buell was most popular in 1920, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,307 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 840 people named Buell.

Buell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Buell’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Buell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Buell is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 840 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.

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