Is Buren a boy or girl name?

Buren is a boy’s name. Of the 734 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Buren

Recorded 1893–1974 · United States

Buren was most popular in 1916, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,225 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 734 people named Buren.

Buren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Buren’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Buren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Buren is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 734 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