Bud vs Budd

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

Name A

Bud

Boy name · Rank #6201

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Name B

Budd

Boy name

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Metric Bud Budd
Current Rank #6201 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 9,502 1,090
Peak Year 1928 1923
Peak Year Births 215 34
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bud Budd
1880s 401 34
1890s 359 11
1900s 340 6
1910s 1,202 162
1920s 1,882 226
1930s 1,512 157
1940s 993 142
1950s 1,096 143
1960s 677 107
1970s 341 50
1980s 361 46
1990s 147 6
2000s 50 -
2010s 75 -
2020s 66 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bud Budd
2014 12 -
2015 8 -
2016 10 -
2017 11 -
2018 13 -
2020 8 -
2021 5 -
2022 14 -
2023 13 -
2024 14 -
2025 12 -

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, 1880–2025.

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