Recorded 1880–1990 Boys' name Peak 1923 1,090 births

Budd — boys' name

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.

1880s341890s111900s61910s1621920s2261930s1571940s1421950s1431960s1071970s501980s461990s6
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Budd was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

34 babies were named Budd in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Budd

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,090 babies named Budd between 1880 and 1990, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Budd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Budd performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Budd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Budd in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Budd 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 1,090 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.

Budd at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

1,090

Since 1880

111 years of records

Peak year

1923

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1880

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 1990

Budd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1880

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1923)
34
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Budd by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
226 births that decade — 21% of Budd's all-time total
1880s341890s111900s61910s1621920s2261930s1571940s1421950s1431960s1071970s501980s461990s6

Budd by state

Where Budd concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Budd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
98 9.0%
#2 Ohio
5 0.5%
Pennsylvania share of Budd's total US births 9.0%
Even split

98 of 1,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Budd?
1,090 babies have been named Budd since 1880. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1923 with 34 births.
When was Budd most popular?
Budd was most popular in the 1920s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Budd most popular?
The top states for the name Budd are Pennsylvania (98 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Budd been used?
Budd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 111 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Budd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buddy, Bud, Buddie. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.