Recorded 1934–2023 Boys' name Peak 1951 273 births

Buzz — boys' name

273 babies named Buzz in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s521950s1241960s581970s71980s101990s52020s12
1950s
Peak decade

45% 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.

What the Data Says About Buzz

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Buzz between 1934 and 2023, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Buzz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buzz performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Buzz shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buzz 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 273 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.

Buzz at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

273

Since 1934

90 years of records

Peak year

1951

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1934

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2023

Buzz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1934

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1951)
19
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
05101520 20231981196319591955195119471934 5

Buzz by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
124 births that decade — 45% of Buzz's all-time total
1930s51940s521950s1241960s581970s71980s101990s52020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buzz?
273 babies have been named Buzz since 1934. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1951 with 19 births.
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 90 years of data through 2023.
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.

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, 1934–2023 (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.