Buddy vs Bud

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

Name A

Buddy

Boy name · Rank #3780

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Name B

Bud

Boy name · Rank #6444

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Metric Buddy Bud
Current Rank #3780 #6444
Total Births (all years) 22,516 9,489
Peak Year 1935 1928
Peak Year Births 604 215
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Buddy Bud
1880ss — 401
1890ss 33 359
1900ss 121 340
1910ss 604 1,202
1920ss 1,912 1,882
1930ss 5,103 1,512
1940ss 4,000 993
1950ss 3,449 1,096
1960ss 2,744 677
1970ss 1,889 341
1980ss 1,291 361
1990ss 583 147
2000ss 357 50
2010ss 271 75
2020ss 159 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Buddy Bud
2014 35 12
2015 27 8
2016 30 10
2017 28 11
2018 23 13
2019 18 —
2020 24 8
2021 35 5
2022 32 14
2023 39 13
2024 29 13

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, 1893–2024.

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