Bush vs Buster

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

Name A

Bush

Boy name

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Name B

Buster

Boy name · Rank #6451

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Metric Bush Buster
Current Rank Unranked #6451
Total Births (all years) 80 8,161
Peak Year 1915 1918
Peak Year Births 11 246
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bush Buster
1880ss 7 103
1890ss 5 141
1900ss — 467
1910ss 33 1,793
1920ss 17 1,822
1930ss — 1,103
1940ss 5 812
1950ss — 694
1960ss — 355
1970ss — 257
1980ss — 179
1990ss 8 141
2000ss 5 99
2010ss — 131
2020ss — 64

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bush Buster
2014 — 18
2015 — 17
2016 — 13
2017 — 13
2018 — 10
2019 — 12
2020 — 11
2021 — 7
2022 — 21
2023 — 12
2024 — 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, 1889–2003.

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