Buren
Buren is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Buren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Buren is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Buren
Buren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1893, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 35 Burens were born — ranking #1,096 that year. As of 2026, Buren ranks #4,634 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 734 Burens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Buren
Buren is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 734 births in the dataset. Buren's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Buren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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