Buse
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BOO-seh
- Origin
- Persian
Buse is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “kiss”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Buse mean?
Persian: Turkish girl's name from Persian buse 'kiss'
“kiss”
Turkish girl's name from the word buse, a poetic term for a kiss that Turkish borrowed from Persian.
Is Buse a girl's or a boy's name?
Buse is a girls' name.
How popular is Buse in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Buse in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Buse in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Buse
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Ellie Charlotte Sophie Chloe Molly Lucy Yasmine Anna Elise Zoe Eve
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan Jazmin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Buse: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/buse, updated 20 October 2026.