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 #3780

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Name B

Budd

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

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 —

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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