Bud
Bud was the 6870th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 233rd; the most babies were born in 1928 (215). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,998 places. More babies were named Bud in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,870 boys, up 2,000 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1928215 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,502babies recorded
Bud popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,870 | 12 |
| 2020 | #8,870 | 8 |
| 2010 | #8,923 | 8 |
| 2000 | #9,241 | 6 |
| 1990 | #2,377 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,499 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,315 | 40 |
| 1960 | #715 | 119 |
| 1950 | #637 | 118 |
| 1940 | #602 | 96 |
| 1930 | #441 | 177 |
| 1920 | #444 | 187 |
| 1910 | #354 | 52 |
| 1900 | #343 | 40 |
| 1890 | #246 | 47 |
| 1880 | #277 | 37 |
How popular is Bud, counting every spelling?
Bud has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Bud?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bud (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bud born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bud.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bud?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Bud are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 48 and 75. That makes Bud a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Bud
How popular is the name Bud?
Bud was the 6870th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 233rd; the most babies were born in 1928 (215). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,998 places. More babies were named Bud in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Bud a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bud in the US.