Recorded 1951–1963 Boys' name Peak 1957 29 births

Buz — boys' name

29 babies named Buz in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191960s10
1950s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Buz was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

8 babies were named Buz in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Buz

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Buz between 1951 and 1963, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Buz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buz performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Buz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buz 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 29 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.

Buz at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

29

Since 1951

13 years of records

Peak year

1957

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1951

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1963

Buz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1951

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Buz by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 66% of Buz's all-time total
1950s191960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buz?
29 babies have been named Buz since 1951. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1957 with 8 births.
When was Buz most popular?
Buz was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Buz been used?
Buz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 13 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Buz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buzz, Buzzy. 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, 1951–1963 (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.