Buster
Buster was the 6871st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 238th; the most babies were born in 1918 (246). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,540 places. More babies were named Buster in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,871 boys, up 242 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,178babies recorded
Buster popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,871 | 12 |
| 2020 | #7,113 | 11 |
| 2010 | #7,147 | 11 |
| 2000 | #7,539 | 8 |
| 1990 | #3,327 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,223 | 23 |
| 1970 | #1,999 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,034 | 55 |
| 1950 | #704 | 95 |
| 1940 | #610 | 95 |
| 1930 | #501 | 142 |
| 1920 | #409 | 207 |
| 1910 | #240 | 98 |
| 1900 | #456 | 25 |
| 1890 | #753 | 8 |
| 1880 | #688 | 8 |
How popular is Buster, counting every spelling?
Buster has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Buster?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Buster (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Buster 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 Buster.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Buster?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Buster are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 42 and 76. That makes Buster 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.
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Questions about the name Buster
How popular is the name Buster?
Buster was the 6871st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 238th; the most babies were born in 1918 (246). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,540 places. More babies were named Buster in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Buster a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Buster in the US.