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 #3795

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Metric Budd Buddy
Current Rank Unranked #3795
Total Births (all years) 1,090 22,540
Peak Year 1923 1935
Peak Year Births 34 604
Peak Decade 1920s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1893

Births by Decade

Decade Budd Buddy
1880s 34 -
1890s 11 33
1900s 6 121
1910s 162 604
1920s 226 1,912
1930s 157 5,104
1940s 142 4,000
1950s 143 3,449
1960s 107 2,744
1970s 50 1,889
1980s 46 1,291
1990s 6 583
2000s - 357
2010s - 271
2020s - 182

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
2025 - 23

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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