Buddy

Given to 22,585 US babies since 1893

▲ Rising +42% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#4396
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
23
boys 23
Peak year
1935
604 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
22,585
since 1893

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Buddy was most popular in 1935, when 604 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). In 2025, 23 babies were named Buddy, ranking #4396 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 42%.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1935 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Buddy was most popular in 1935, when 604 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). In 2025, 23 babies were named Buddy, ranking #4396 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 42%.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 1935

Buddy was most popular in 1935, when 604 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). In 2025, 23 babies were named Buddy, ranking #4396 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 42%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 23 4396
2024 <5 — 29 3793
2023 <5 — 39 3117
2022 <5 — 32 3533
2021 <5 — 35 3297
2020 <5 — 24 4141
2019 <5 — 18 5153
2018 <5 — 23 4354
2017 <5 — 28 3781
2016 <5 — 30 3596
2015 <5 — 27 3882
2014 <5 — 35 3154
2013 <5 — 23 4180
2012 <5 — 38 3002
2011 <5 — 27 3792
2010 <5 — 22 4366
2009 <5 — 43 2800
2008 <5 — 28 3744
2007 <5 — 32 3379
2006 <5 — 25 3888
2005 <5 — 41 2653
2004 <5 — 37 2788
2003 <5 — 40 2545
2002 <5 — 35 2685
2001 <5 — 36 2618
2000 <5 — 40 2379
1999 <5 — 29 2865
1998 <5 — 44 2094
1997 <5 — 55 1753
1996 <5 — 45 1958
1995 <5 — 41 2026
1994 <5 — 48 1795
1993 <5 — 78 1288
1992 <5 — 65 1417
1991 <5 — 80 1245
1990 <5 — 98 1072
1989 <5 — 97 1057
1988 <5 — 104 943
1987 <5 — 116 866
1986 <5 — 121 827
1985 <5 — 116 832
1984 <5 — 130 759
1983 <5 — 138 735
1982 <5 — 174 660
1981 <5 — 156 691
1980 6 9095 139 744
1979 <5 — 168 658
1978 <5 — 174 631
1977 <5 — 185 617
1976 <5 — 170 629
1975 <5 — 179 607
1974 <5 — 174 608
1973 <5 — 205 551
1972 <5 — 231 516
1971 <5 — 215 549
1970 <5 — 188 592
1969 <5 — 213 539
1968 <5 — 191 546
1967 <5 — 213 514
1966 <5 — 217 514
1965 <5 — 259 483
1964 <5 — 279 473
1963 <5 — 303 454
1962 <5 — 336 435
1961 <5 — 377 406
1960 <5 — 356 424
1959 <5 — 318 449
1958 <5 — 350 419
1957 <5 — 354 414
1956 <5 — 346 408
1955 <5 — 356 380
1954 <5 — 330 395
1953 <5 — 331 381
1952 <5 — 315 387
1951 <5 — 370 358
1950 <5 — 379 346
1949 <5 — 344 363
1948 <5 — 354 358
1947 <5 — 378 350
1946 <5 — 366 336
1945 <5 — 322 332
1944 <5 — 401 299
1943 5 4691 430 296
1942 5 4622 501 266
1941 <5 — 456 262
1940 5 4349 448 264
1939 <5 — 499 233
1938 7 3450 522 229
1937 <5 — 551 216
1936 5 4181 524 221
1935 <5 — 604 202
1934 <5 — 517 227
1933 <5 — 519 222
1932 <5 — 467 248
1931 <5 — 464 248
1930 <5 — 437 269
1929 <5 — 355 295
1928 6 4195 251 368
1927 <5 — 260 362
1926 <5 — 226 393
1925 6 4426 172 462
1924 <5 — 177 460
1923 <5 — 130 535
1922 <5 — 126 566
1921 <5 — 112 599
1920 <5 — 103 623
1919 <5 — 94 624
1918 <5 — 97 625
1917 <5 — 72 723
1916 <5 — 69 724
1915 <5 — 64 750
1914 <5 — 67 616
1913 <5 — 51 615
1912 <5 — 34 735
1911 <5 — 16 824
1910 <5 — 40 430
1909 <5 — 15 714
1908 <5 — 15 685
1907 <5 — 18 591
1906 <5 — 15 613
1905 <5 — 8 919
1904 <5 — 11 723
1903 <5 — 6 1009
1902 <5 — 15 556
1901 <5 — 8 779
1900 <5 — 10 836
1899 <5 — 5 1051
1898 <5 — 5 1121
1897 <5 — <5 —
1896 <5 — 11 674
1895 <5 — <5 —
1894 <5 — 7 857
1893 <5 — 5 1035

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years