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Girl name

Bunny

/ˈbʌni/ · 92% girls · 10 born in 2025

Bunny has been given to about 1,978 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1946, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbʌni/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,427
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bunny per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1946 · 70
  • Born in 202510
  • All time1,978
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Bunny?

Its best year was 1946, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 1060th. The typical living American called Bunny is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Bunny

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sunny0.82
  2. Bonny0.67
  3. Ebony0.51
  4. Penny0.49
  5. Jenny0.49
  6. Tawny0.51
  7. Fanny0.49
  8. Ginny0.49

Middle names for Bunny

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bunny Anne0.81
  2. Bunny Eve0.80
  3. Bunny Elizabeth0.78
  4. Bunny Catherine0.78
  5. Bunny Josephine0.78
  6. Bunny Rose0.77

Sibling names for Bunny

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.78
  2. Gwensister · 0.78
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.77
  4. Tommybrother · 0.73
  5. Frankieeither · 0.72
  6. Waynebrother · 0.71

Where Bunny is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bunny Anderson0.77
    2. Bunny White0.72
    3. Bunny Reyes0.72
    4. Bunny Moore0.72
    5. Bunny Lee0.72
    6. Bunny Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bunny

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.