Bub vs Bubba

Side-by-side comparison of Bub and Bubba — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bub

Boy name

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Name B

Bubba

Boy name

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Metric Bub Bubba
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 54 498
Peak Year 1918 1963
Peak Year Births 8 35
Peak Decade 1910ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1945

Births by Decade

Decade Bub Bubba
1900ss 10 —
1910ss 18 —
1920ss 10 —
1930ss 5 —
1940ss 6 11
1950ss 5 155
1960ss — 191
1970ss — 80
1980ss — 37
1990ss — 6
2020ss — 18

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bub Bubba
2020 — 5
2022 — 7
2023 — 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1900–1959.

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