Bub — boys' name

What the Data Says About Bub

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Bub between 1900 and 1959, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bub currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bub performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bub shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bub in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.