Bubba vs Bub

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

Name A

Bubba

Boy name

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Name B

Bub

Boy name

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Which name is more popular?

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bubba Bub
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, 1945–2023.

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