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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Buddy has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1893
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 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oklahoma#237 · 1 in 1,609
- Arkansas#250 · 1 in 1,768
- New Mexico#282 · 1 in 1,740
- Tennessee#294 · 1 in 2,933
- Kentucky#310 · 1 in 3,674
Best ever in a state: #91 in Oklahoma, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #237 | 14 | 1 in 1,609 |
| Arkansas | #250 | 11 | 1 in 1,768 |
| New Mexico | #282 | 7 | 1 in 1,740 |
| Tennessee | #294 | 13 | 1 in 2,933 |
| Kentucky | #310 | 9 | 1 in 3,674 |
| Virginia | #330 | 11 | 1 in 3,921 |
| Missouri | #334 | 10 | 1 in 4,458 |
| North Carolina | #352 | 13 | 1 in 3,879 |
| Florida | #354 | 15 | 1 in 3,565 |
| Georgia | #363 | 12 | 1 in 3,916 |
| Arizona | #372 | 5 | 1 in 3,321 |
| Alabama | #378 | 8 | 1 in 4,380 |
| Indiana | #381 | 8 | 1 in 6,412 |
| Washington | #381 | 5 | 1 in 5,773 |
| Mississippi | #388 | 6 | 1 in 4,305 |
| Michigan | #393 | 11 | 1 in 7,820 |
| South Carolina | #398 | 6 | 1 in 4,488 |
| Louisiana | #404 | 10 | 1 in 3,962 |
| Ohio | #423 | 12 | 1 in 8,605 |
| New Jersey | #424 | 7 | 1 in 8,831 |
| Texas | #429 | 29 | 1 in 3,977 |
| California | #456 | 31 | 1 in 6,058 |
| Pennsylvania | #490 | 8 | 1 in 13,634 |
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1935 at #202 (604 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 90 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1904–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,724
- 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%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 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 1963
boys
#454
303 births · 1 in 6,703 boys
Top boys' names in 1963
More about 1963
boys
2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 6,703 of them was named Buddy, which outranked 90.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Buddy
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.