Budd vs Buddy

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

Name A

Budd

Boy name

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Name B

Buddy

Boy name · Rank #3780

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Metric Budd Buddy
Current Rank Unranked #3780
Total Births (all years) 1,090 22,516
Peak Year 1923 1935
Peak Year Births 34 604
Peak Decade 1920ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1893

Births by Decade

Decade Budd Buddy
1880ss 34 —
1890ss 11 33
1900ss 6 121
1910ss 162 604
1920ss 226 1,912
1930ss 157 5,103
1940ss 142 4,000
1950ss 143 3,449
1960ss 107 2,744
1970ss 50 1,889
1980ss 46 1,291
1990ss 6 583
2000ss — 357
2010ss — 271
2020ss — 159

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Budd Buddy
2014 — 35
2015 — 27
2016 — 30
2017 — 28
2018 — 23
2019 — 18
2020 — 24
2021 — 35
2022 — 32
2023 — 39
2024 — 29

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, 1880–1990.

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