Buddy vs Buddie

Side-by-side comparison of Buddy and Buddie — 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

Buddie

Boy name

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Metric Buddy Buddie
Current Rank #3780 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 22,516 1,496
Peak Year 1935 1925
Peak Year Births 604 47
Peak Decade 1930ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1891

Births by Decade

Decade Buddy Buddie
1890ss 33 15
1900ss 121 89
1910ss 604 257
1920ss 1,912 366
1930ss 5,103 375
1940ss 4,000 179
1950ss 3,449 111
1960ss 2,744 48
1970ss 1,889 40
1980ss 1,291 16
1990ss 583 —
2000ss 357 —
2010ss 271 —
2020ss 159 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Buddy Buddie
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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