Buster

Given to 8,178 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#6,803
recorded as boys
334 since 2024
Babies in 2025
12
boys 12
Peak year
1909
85 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
8,178
since 1880

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

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Buster was most popular in 1909, when 85 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.52 per 1,000). In 2025, 12 babies were named Buster, ranking #6803 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1909 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Buster was most popular in 1909, when 85 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.52 per 1,000). In 2025, 12 babies were named Buster, ranking #6803 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.61880192019602000Peak 1909

Buster was most popular in 1909, when 85 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.52 per 1,000). In 2025, 12 babies were named Buster, ranking #6803 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 12 6,803
2024 <5 — 13 6,469
2023 <5 — 12 6,897
2022 <5 — 21 4,701
2021 <5 — 7 9,714
2020 <5 — 11 7,034
2019 <5 — 12 6,777
2018 <5 — 10 7,617
2017 <5 — 13 6,338
2016 <5 — 13 6,349
2015 <5 — 17 5,289
2014 <5 — 18 5,066
2013 <5 — 12 6,603
2012 <5 — 11 7,050
2011 <5 — 14 5,945
2010 <5 — 11 7,087
2009 <5 — 8 8,985
2008 <5 — 11 7,187
2007 <5 — 13 6,262
2006 <5 — 6 10,662
2005 <5 — 14 5,578
2004 <5 — 10 6,976
2003 <5 — 6 9,581
2002 <5 — 9 7,055
2001 <5 — 14 5,142
2000 <5 — 8 7,416
1999 <5 — 10 6,042
1998 <5 — 11 5,466
1997 <5 — 10 5,642
1996 <5 — 13 4,613
1995 <5 — 19 3,432
1994 <5 — 12 4,803
1993 <5 — 15 4,020
1992 <5 — 17 3,604
1991 <5 — 16 3,636
1990 <5 — 18 3,309
1989 <5 — 12 4,271
1988 <5 — 16 3,203
1987 <5 — 12 3,731
1986 <5 — 15 3,131
1985 <5 — 17 2,828
1984 <5 — 22 2,292
1983 <5 — 21 2,341
1982 <5 — 19 2,518
1981 <5 — 22 2,270
1980 <5 — 23 2,213
1979 <5 — 35 1,633
1978 <5 — 26 1,913
1977 <5 — 31 1,707
1976 <5 — 27 1,828
1975 <5 — 22 2,065
1974 <5 — 21 2,050
1973 <5 — 20 2,036
1972 <5 — 28 1,648
1971 <5 — 27 1,705
1970 <5 — 20 1,989
1969 <5 — 31 1,440
1968 <5 — 21 1,731
1967 <5 — 19 1,809
1966 <5 — 37 1,237
1965 <5 — 42 1,163
1964 <5 — 34 1,350
1963 <5 — 31 1,403
1962 <5 — 46 1,137
1961 <5 — 39 1,262
1960 <5 — 55 1,034
1959 <5 — 43 1,182
1958 <5 — 55 1,026
1957 <5 — 72 889
1956 <5 — 65 924
1955 <5 — 63 942
1954 <5 — 60 952
1953 <5 — 79 805
1952 <5 — 71 830
1951 <5 — 91 726
1950 <5 — 95 704
1949 <5 — 74 798
1948 <5 — 82 744
1947 <5 — 78 778
1946 <5 — 83 716
1945 <5 — 81 668
1944 <5 — 75 718
1943 <5 — 85 697
1942 <5 — 93 667
1941 <5 — 66 762
1940 <5 — 95 607
1939 <5 — 78 671
1938 <5 — 75 700
1937 <5 — 116 539
1936 <5 — 105 562
1935 <5 — 105 563
1934 <5 — 114 552
1933 <5 — 116 527
1932 <5 — 138 489
1931 <5 — 114 548
1930 <5 — 142 501
1929 <5 — 135 506
1928 <5 — 148 497
1927 <5 — 181 454
1926 <5 — 148 494
1925 <5 — 191 430
1924 <5 — 201 433
1923 <5 — 194 436
1922 <5 — 184 453
1921 <5 — 233 398
1920 <5 — 207 408
1919 <5 — 219 396
1918 5 4,809 246 379
1917 <5 — 206 391
1916 <5 — 219 370
1915 <5 — 214 367
1914 <5 — 186 342
1913 <5 — 155 327
1912 <5 — 140 310
1911 <5 — 110 241
1910 <5 — 98 239
1909 <5 — 85 238
1908 <5 — 71 250
1907 <5 — 64 263
1906 <5 — 60 256
1905 <5 — 52 274
1904 <5 — 40 312
1903 <5 — 23 411
1902 <5 — 29 367
1901 <5 — 18 453
1900 <5 — 25 455
1899 <5 — 16 481
1898 <5 — 11 663
1897 <5 — 19 438
1896 <5 — 21 424
1895 <5 — 16 501
1894 <5 — 15 521
1893 <5 — 13 538
1892 <5 — 9 748
1891 <5 — 13 497
1890 <5 — 8 739
1889 <5 — 15 482
1888 <5 — 7 815
1887 <5 — 10 583
1886 <5 — 17 431
1885 <5 — 14 498
1884 <5 — 11 570
1883 <5 — 7 720
1882 <5 — 9 652
1881 <5 — 5 866
1880 <5 — 8 682

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