Total births
280
Boys' name · since 1934
Buzz
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 280 babies named Buzz, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 280
- total births
- 1934–2025
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Buzz is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 280 have been recorded since 1934.
Buzz has 280 recorded births among boys since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- 280 total births
- 1934–2025 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
280 boys have been named Buzz since 1934, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2025.
- 280
- total births
- 1934–2025
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Buzz was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
19 babies were named Buzz in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Buzz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Buzz's full recorded timeline at 1958, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Buzz at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1934
Buzz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Buzz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Buzz's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Buzz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 124 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Buzz? ▼
Buzz has been given to 280 babies in the U.S. since 1934, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 19 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
When was Buzz most popular? ▼
Buzz was most popular in the 1950s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Buzz been used? ▼
Buzz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 92 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Buzz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buzzy, Buz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Buzz's data
- Buzz's decade-level peak was the 1950s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1934–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Buzz: Baby Name Since 1934 - 280 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/buzz. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Buzz 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 July 2026.