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

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Name B

Bubba

Boy name

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Metric Bub Bubba
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 54 503
Peak Year 1918 1963
Peak Year Births 8 35
Peak Decade 1910s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1945

Births by Decade

Decade Bub Bubba
1900s 10 -
1910s 18 -
1920s 10 -
1930s 5 -
1940s 6 11
1950s 5 155
1960s - 191
1970s - 80
1980s - 37
1990s - 6
2020s - 23

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bub Bubba
2020 - 5
2022 - 7
2023 - 6
2025 - 5

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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