Boys' name · since 1880
Budd
1,090 babies named Budd in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,090
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,090 boys have been named Budd since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Budd has 1,090 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1990.
- #4,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,090 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Budd ranks #4,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,090 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,090
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Budd's 1,090 recorded births place it above 89.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Budd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Budd splits its recorded history at 1943: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Budd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1990
- Peak year (1923)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Budd by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (226 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Budd's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Budd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 34
1880s
34 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
162 births
- 1920s
1920s
226 births
- 1930s
1930s
157 births
- 1940s
1940s
142 births
- 1950s
1950s
143 births
- 1960s
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 226 births (21% of all-time use).
How Budd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Budd's total volume
Budd by state
Where Budd concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 98 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
98 of 1,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Budd's data
- Budd's decade-level peak was the 1920s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Budds (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Budd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1880–1990 (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 Budd 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.