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.
- #11,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 280
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Buzz is the #9837 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 280 recorded since 1934.
Buzz has 280 recorded births among boys since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9837 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, 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.
- #11,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,837 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 280 born since 1934
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buzz ranks #11,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,837 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 280 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 280
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Buzz's 280 recorded births place it above 75.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Buzz compares
280 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Buzz's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Buzz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 280 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
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 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
1950s is the heaviest window (124 births, 44% of the file).
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).
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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.
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 Buzz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 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 August 2026.