Boys' name · since 1900
Bubber
138 babies named Bubber in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bubber sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 138 recorded since 1900.
Bubber has 138 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1957.
- #15,301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 138 born since 1900
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bubber ranks #15,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1900, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bubber's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Bubber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bubber splits its recorded history at 1921: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bubber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1957
- Peak year (1919)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Bubber by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (49 births, 36% of the file).
1910s was Bubber's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Bubber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 49 births (36% of all-time use).
Bubber by state
Where Bubber concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 10 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.6% |
10 of 138 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Bubber's decade-level peak was the 1910s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Bubbers (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bubber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bubber draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.