Buddy vs Budd

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

Name A

Buddy

Boy name · Rank #3795

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Name B

Budd

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Buddy Budd
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, 1893–2025.

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