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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Buel

Buel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 813th; the most babies were born in 1922 (65). More babies were named Buel in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192265 babies
Total since 1880
1,135babies recorded

Buel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#4,0995
1950#2,22312
1940#1,68517
1930#1,28531
1920#1,21036
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Buel, counting every spelling?

Buel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Buel?

About 200 people born in the US named Buel are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 69 and 83. That makes Buel a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Buel by state

How common Buel was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (8.1×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMO0.10Kentucky: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesKY0.31West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesAR0.19Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNC0.05South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Buel, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Buel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Buel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Buel

How popular is the name Buel?

Buel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 813th; the most babies were born in 1922 (65). More babies were named Buel in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Buel a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,135 boys.

Where was Buel most popular?

In 1920–1924, Buel was most common in Kentucky (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Missouri.