Buddy
Last seen for girls in 1980 at #9,095 · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1935 · 604 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 22,540since 1893
Buddy over time
Rank among boys' names. Buddy has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,396 | 23 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,793 | 29 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,117 | 39 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,533 | 32 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,297 | 35 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,141 | 24 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,153 | 18 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,354 | 23 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,781 | 28 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,596 | 30 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,882 | 27 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,154 | 35 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,180 | 23 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,002 | 38 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,792 | 27 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,366 | 22 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,800 | 43 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,744 | 28 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,379 | 32 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,888 | 25 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,653 | 41 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,788 | 37 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,545 | 40 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,685 | 35 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,618 | 36 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,379 | 40 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,865 | 29 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,094 | 44 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,753 | 55 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,958 | 45 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,026 | 41 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,795 | 48 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,288 | 78 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,417 | 65 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,245 | 80 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,072 | 98 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,057 | 97 | |
| 1988 | — | #943 | 104 | |
| 1987 | — | #866 | 116 | |
| 1986 | — | #827 | 121 | |
| 1985 | — | #832 | 116 | |
| 1984 | — | #759 | 130 | |
| 1983 | — | #735 | 138 | |
| 1982 | — | #660 | 174 | |
| 1981 | — | #691 | 156 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #744 | 139 |
| 1979 | — | #658 | 168 | |
| 1978 | — | #631 | 174 | |
| 1977 | — | #617 | 185 | |
| 1976 | — | #629 | 170 | |
| 1975 | — | #607 | 179 | |
| 1974 | — | #608 | 174 | |
| 1973 | — | #551 | 205 | |
| 1972 | — | #516 | 231 | |
| 1971 | — | #549 | 215 | |
| 1970 | — | #592 | 188 | |
| 1969 | — | #539 | 213 | |
| 1968 | — | #546 | 191 | |
| 1967 | — | #514 | 213 | |
| 1966 | — | #514 | 217 | |
| 1965 | — | #483 | 259 | |
| 1964 | — | #473 | 279 | |
| 1963 | — | #454 | 303 | |
| 1962 | — | #435 | 336 | |
| 1961 | — | #406 | 377 | |
| 1960 | — | #424 | 356 | |
| 1959 | — | #449 | 318 | |
| 1958 | — | #419 | 350 | |
| 1957 | — | #414 | 354 | |
| 1956 | — | #408 | 346 | |
| 1955 | — | #380 | 356 | |
| 1954 | — | #395 | 330 | |
| 1953 | — | #381 | 331 | |
| 1952 | — | #387 | 315 | |
| 1951 | — | #358 | 370 | |
| 1950 | — | #346 | 379 | |
| 1949 | — | #363 | 344 | |
| 1948 | — | #358 | 354 | |
| 1947 | — | #350 | 378 | |
| 1946 | — | #336 | 366 | |
| 1945 | — | #332 | 322 | |
| 1944 | — | #299 | 401 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #296 | 430 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #266 | 501 |
| 1941 | — | #262 | 456 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #264 | 448 |
| 1939 | — | #233 | 499 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #229 | 522 |
| 1937 | — | #216 | 551 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #221 | 524 |
| 1935 | — | #202 | 604 | |
| 1934 | — | #227 | 517 | |
| 1933 | — | #222 | 519 | |
| 1932 | — | #248 | 467 | |
| 1931 | — | #248 | 464 | |
| 1930 | — | #269 | 437 | |
| 1929 | — | #295 | 355 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #368 | 251 |
| 1927 | — | #362 | 260 | |
| 1926 | — | #393 | 226 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #462 | 172 |
| 1924 | — | #460 | 177 | |
| 1923 | — | #535 | 130 | |
| 1922 | — | #566 | 126 | |
| 1921 | — | #599 | 112 | |
| 1920 | — | #623 | 103 | |
| 1919 | — | #624 | 94 | |
| 1918 | — | #625 | 97 | |
| 1917 | — | #723 | 72 | |
| 1916 | — | #724 | 69 | |
| 1915 | — | #750 | 64 | |
| 1914 | — | #616 | 67 | |
| 1913 | — | #615 | 51 | |
| 1912 | — | #735 | 34 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #430 | 40 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #685 | 15 | |
| 1907 | — | #591 | 18 | |
| 1906 | — | #613 | 15 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #556 | 15 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Buddy! It came in at #1,035, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Buddy is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#115 · 1 in 634
- Arkansas#137 · 1 in 740
- Oklahoma#137 · 1 in 761
- Missouri#149 · 1 in 942
- Utah#157 · 1 in 791
Best ever in a state: #91 in Oklahoma, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #115 | 44 | 1 in 634 |
| Arkansas | #137 | 26 | 1 in 740 |
| Oklahoma | #137 | 28 | 1 in 761 |
| Missouri | #149 | 31 | 1 in 942 |
| Utah | #157 | 7 | 1 in 791 |
| Virginia | #161 | 26 | 1 in 940 |
| Kentucky | #168 | 27 | 1 in 1,058 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 18 | 1 in 1,179 |
| North Carolina | #189 | 28 | 1 in 1,321 |
| West Virginia | #194 | 14 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Oregon | #195 | 5 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Kansas | #202 | 8 | 1 in 1,619 |
| Mississippi | #216 | 14 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Washington | #231 | 6 | 1 in 2,093 |
| Florida | #255 | 7 | 1 in 2,209 |
| Texas | #259 | 39 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Indiana | #260 | 8 | 1 in 3,554 |
| Alabama | #270 | 12 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Georgia | #271 | 12 | 1 in 2,595 |
| Michigan | #284 | 11 | 1 in 4,184 |
| California | #286 | 17 | 1 in 3,100 |
| Ohio | #337 | 9 | 1 in 6,017 |
| Illinois | #354 | 9 | 1 in 6,544 |
| Louisiana | #358 | 7 | 1 in 3,233 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Buddy
- 603 spots since 2024 (#3,793 → #4,396)
- 255 spots since 2020 (#4,141 → #4,396)
- 514 spots since 2015 (#3,882 → #4,396)
- Biggest jump: 306 spots in 1906 (#919 → #613)
- Biggest drop: 453 spots in 1903 (#556 → #1,009)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1935 at #202 (604 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1904–1988
- Highest: 1 in 1,724 boys born in 1935 were named Buddy (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 74,264 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.6% of all boys named Buddy (5,104) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 33 | #674 (1896) | #948 |
| 1900s | 121 | #556 (1902) | #743 |
| 1910s | 604 | #430 (1910) | #667 |
| 1920s | 1,912 | #295 (1929) | #466 |
| 1930s | 5,104 | #202 (1935) | #232 |
| 1940s | 4,000 | #262 (1941) | #313 |
| 1950s | 3,449 | #346 (1950) | #394 |
| 1960s | 2,744 | #406 (1961) | #479 |
| 1970s | 1,889 | #516 (1972) | #596 |
| 1980s | 1,291 | #660 (1982) | #811 |
| 1990s | 583 | #1,072 (1990) | #1,751 |
| 2000s | 357 | #2,379 (2000) | #2,948 |
| 2010s | 271 | #3,002 (2012) | #3,926 |
| 2020s | 182 | #3,117 (2023) | #3,713 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Buddy in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 228,706 of them was named Buddy, which outranked 13.5% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 679 names at #4,349; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,587 of them was named Buddy, which outranked 93.3% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.