Is Buena a boy or girl name?

Buena is a girl’s name. Of the 987 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Buena

Recorded 1882–1959 · United States

Buena was most popular in 1917, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,292 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 987 people named Buena.

Buena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Buena’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Buena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Buena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 987 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Buena

Where Buena is most concentrated

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

Texas 8.7×

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