Bunice

BYOO-nihs /ˈbjuːnɪs/
girl 3 syllables fading

Bunice is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Bunice is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1940. Bunice was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1920 (11 births).

About the name Bunice

PronunciationBYOO-nihs /ˈbjuːnɪs/
11peak births 1920
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Bunice

How popular is Bunice?

Girls named Bunice
1912191519201925193019351940
Girls named Bunice per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1940 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1940) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Bunice total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19405—#4,439
19325—#4,498
19248—#3,700
19238—#3,695
192011—#2,921
19176—#4,163
19125—#3,033