Bud

Given to 9,502 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +74% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#6803

recorded as boys

604 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 12

Peak year

1889

48 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

9,502

since 1880

Born a Bud? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Bud was most popular in 1889, when 48 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.43 per 1,000). In 2025, 12 babies were named Bud, ranking #6803 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 74%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	12	6803
2024	<5	—	14	6199
2023	<5	—	13	6517
2022	<5	—	14	6147
2021	<5	—	5	12146
2020	<5	—	8	8739
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	13	6345
2017	<5	—	11	7095
2016	<5	—	10	7605
2015	<5	—	8	8744
2014	<5	—	12	6632
2013	<5	—	7	9655
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	6	10808
2010	<5	—	8	8803
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	12	6622
2006	<5	—	13	6094
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	9	7245
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	10	6445
2000	<5	—	6	9112
1999	<5	—	7	7874
1998	<5	—	8	6843
1997	<5	—	11	5288
1996	<5	—	15	4185
1995	<5	—	11	5124
1994	<5	—	11	5109
1993	<5	—	22	3042
1992	<5	—	13	4327
1991	<5	—	20	3105
1990	<5	—	29	2373
1989	<5	—	33	2106
1988	<5	—	33	1949
1987	<5	—	34	1864
1986	<5	—	32	1873
1985	<5	—	37	1672
1984	<5	—	22	2292
1983	<5	—	46	1375
1982	<5	—	40	1539
1981	<5	—	43	1456
1980	<5	—	41	1496
1979	<5	—	33	1711
1978	<5	—	33	1652
1977	<5	—	28	1823
1976	<5	—	27	1828
1975	<5	—	37	1455
1974	<5	—	32	1546
1973	<5	—	31	1548
1972	<5	—	38	1364
1971	<5	—	42	1289
1970	<5	—	40	1314
1969	<5	—	41	1231
1968	<5	—	49	1057
1967	<5	—	45	1102
1966	<5	—	50	1027
1965	<5	—	73	859
1964	<5	—	63	958
1963	<5	—	70	891
1962	<5	—	73	891
1961	<5	—	94	785
1960	<5	—	119	715
1959	<5	—	142	644
1958	<5	—	113	703
1957	<5	—	129	671
1956	<5	—	96	749
1955	<5	—	121	663
1954	<5	—	85	772
1953	<5	—	100	714
1952	<5	—	99	703
1951	<5	—	93	719
1950	<5	—	118	637
1949	<5	—	127	606
1948	<5	—	101	671
1947	<5	—	106	668
1946	<5	—	104	630
1945	<5	—	82	664
1944	<5	—	97	623
1943	<5	—	88	681
1942	<5	—	109	603
1941	<5	—	83	671
1940	<5	—	96	602
1939	<5	—	96	587
1938	<5	—	110	551
1937	<5	—	130	504
1936	<5	—	156	450
1935	<5	—	153	458
1934	<5	—	162	444
1933	<5	—	166	426
1932	<5	—	154	461
1931	<5	—	208	390
1930	<5	—	177	441
1929	<5	—	180	440
1928	<5	—	215	410
1927	<5	—	205	424
1926	<5	—	187	441
1925	<5	—	176	455
1924	<5	—	174	465
1923	<5	—	189	443
1922	<5	—	179	464
1921	<5	—	190	448
1920	<5	—	187	444
1919	<5	—	169	450
1918	<5	—	183	437
1917	<5	—	176	428
1916	<5	—	153	455
1915	<5	—	130	488
1914	<5	—	98	493
1913	<5	—	89	460
1912	<5	—	90	408
1911	<5	—	62	349
1910	<5	—	52	353
1909	<5	—	35	419
1908	<5	—	40	360
1907	<5	—	31	405
1906	<5	—	39	330
1905	<5	—	33	360
1904	<5	—	36	335
1903	<5	—	32	340
1902	<5	—	24	415
1901	<5	—	30	325
1900	<5	—	40	343
1899	<5	—	25	362
1898	<5	—	36	320
1897	<5	—	43	272
1896	<5	—	35	315
1895	<5	—	33	316
1894	<5	—	35	295
1893	<5	—	37	286
1892	<5	—	39	292
1891	<5	—	29	308
1890	<5	—	47	246
1889	<5	—	48	233
1888	<5	—	48	252
1887	<5	—	36	270
1886	<5	—	33	298
1885	<5	—	44	248
1884	<5	—	42	264
1883	<5	—	42	253
1882	<5	—	33	298
1881	<5	—	38	257
1880	<5	—	37	276