Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Bud

#1,210 most common boys' name of all time · #2,900 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,210
Rank overall
#2,900 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
139 of 146
All-time
9,502
Since 2016
100
Peak year
1928 #411
Best rank
#235 1889
📖The word “bud” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 215/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Bud is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 12 12 #6,806
2024 — 14 14 #6,202
2023 — 13 13 #6,520
2022 — 14 14 #6,148
2021 — 5 5 #12,166
2020 — 8 8 #8,742
2018 — 13 13 #6,348
2017 — 11 11 #7,100
2016 — 10 10 #7,615
2015 — 8 8 #8,752
2014 — 12 12 #6,636
2013 — 7 7 #9,667
2011 — 6 6 #10,819
2010 — 8 8 #8,811
2007 — 12 12 #6,633
2006 — 13 13 #6,099
2003 — 9 9 #7,256
2001 — 10 10 #6,450
2000 — 6 6 #9,125
1999 — 7 7 #7,886
1998 — 8 8 #6,847
1997 — 11 11 #5,293
1996 — 15 15 #4,193
1995 — 11 11 #5,133
1994 — 11 11 #5,114
1993 — 22 22 #3,043
1992 — 13 13 #4,334
1991 — 20 20 #3,109
1990 — 29 29 #2,377
1989 — 33 33 #2,109
1988 — 33 33 #1,951
1987 — 34 34 #1,865
1986 — 32 32 #1,873
1985 — 37 37 #1,674
1984 — 22 22 #2,296
1983 — 46 46 #1,376
1982 — 40 40 #1,539
1981 — 43 43 #1,457
1980 — 41 41 #1,496
1979 — 33 33 #1,711
1978 — 33 33 #1,653
1977 — 28 28 #1,824
1976 — 27 27 #1,829
1975 — 37 37 #1,455
1974 — 32 32 #1,549
1973 — 31 31 #1,550
1972 — 38 38 #1,368
1971 — 42 42 #1,289
1970 — 40 40 #1,315
1969 — 41 41 #1,232
1968 — 49 49 #1,057
1967 — 45 45 #1,103
1966 — 50 50 #1,028
1965 — 73 73 #860
1964 — 63 63 #959
1963 — 70 70 #891
1962 — 73 73 #891
1961 — 94 94 #786
1960 — 119 119 #715
1959 — 142 142 #645
1958 — 113 113 #703
1957 — 129 129 #673
1956 — 96 96 #749
1955 — 121 121 #663
1954 — 85 85 #772
1953 — 100 100 #714
1952 — 99 99 #704
1951 — 93 93 #720
1950 — 118 118 #638
1949 — 127 127 #606
1948 — 101 101 #671
1947 — 106 106 #669
1946 — 104 104 #632
1945 — 82 82 #664
1944 — 97 97 #623
1943 — 88 88 #681
1942 — 109 109 #603
1941 — 83 83 #673
1940 — 96 96 #603
1939 — 96 96 #587
1938 — 110 110 #552
1937 — 130 130 #504
1936 — 156 156 #451
1935 — 153 153 #458
1934 — 162 162 #444
1933 — 166 166 #426
1932 — 154 154 #462
1931 — 208 208 #390
1930 — 177 177 #442
1929 — 180 180 #440
1928 — 215 215 #411
1927 — 205 205 #424
1926 — 187 187 #441
1925 — 176 176 #455
1924 — 174 174 #466
1923 — 189 189 #443
1922 — 179 179 #464
1921 — 190 190 #448
1920 — 187 187 #444
1919 — 169 169 #450
1918 — 183 183 #437
1917 — 176 176 #428
1916 — 153 153 #458
1915 — 130 130 #488
1914 — 98 98 #493
1913 — 89 89 #460
1912 — 90 90 #410
1911 — 62 62 #351
1910 — 52 52 #354
1909 — 35 35 #421
1908 — 40 40 #361
1907 — 31 31 #407
1906 — 39 39 #331
1905 — 33 33 #360
1904 — 36 36 #336
1903 — 32 32 #342
1902 — 24 24 #417
1901 — 30 30 #329
1900 — 40 40 #344
1899 — 25 25 #367
1898 — 36 36 #320
1897 — 43 43 #278
1896 — 35 35 #317
1895 — 33 33 #321
1894 — 35 35 #296
1893 — 37 37 #286
1892 — 39 39 #296
1891 — 29 29 #310
1890 — 47 47 #248
1889 — 48 48 #235
1888 — 48 48 #255
1887 — 36 36 #271
1886 — 33 33 #300
1885 — 44 44 #249
1884 — 42 42 #264
1883 — 42 42 #256
1882 — 33 33 #299
1881 — 38 38 #259
1880 — 37 37 #277