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.

Buster

#1,322 most common boys' name of all time · #3,157 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,322
Rank overall
#3,157 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
8,178
Since 2016
124
Peak year
1918 #379
Best rank
#238 1909
Girls Boys peak 251/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Buster 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 #6,819
2024 — 13 13 #6,478
2023 — 12 12 #6,904
2022 — 21 21 #4,701
2021 — 7 7 #9,729
2020 — 11 11 #7,046
2019 — 12 12 #6,784
2018 — 10 10 #7,625
2017 — 13 13 #6,345
2016 — 13 13 #6,360
2015 — 17 17 #5,294
2014 — 18 18 #5,068
2013 — 12 12 #6,611
2012 — 11 11 #7,058
2011 — 14 14 #5,950
2010 — 11 11 #7,093
2009 — 8 8 #8,997
2008 — 11 11 #7,195
2007 — 13 13 #6,275
2006 — 6 6 #10,691
2005 — 14 14 #5,588
2004 — 10 10 #6,990
2003 — 6 6 #9,607
2002 — 9 9 #7,068
2001 — 14 14 #5,152
2000 — 8 8 #7,433
1999 — 10 10 #6,057
1998 — 11 11 #5,477
1997 — 10 10 #5,657
1996 — 13 13 #4,622
1995 — 19 19 #3,437
1994 — 12 12 #4,819
1993 — 15 15 #4,028
1992 — 17 17 #3,618
1991 — 16 16 #3,642
1990 — 18 18 #3,319
1989 — 12 12 #4,284
1988 — 16 16 #3,213
1987 — 12 12 #3,748
1986 — 15 15 #3,139
1985 — 17 17 #2,839
1984 — 22 22 #2,298
1983 — 21 21 #2,347
1982 — 19 19 #2,526
1981 — 22 22 #2,274
1980 — 23 23 #2,225
1979 — 35 35 #1,638
1978 — 26 26 #1,918
1977 — 31 31 #1,712
1976 — 27 27 #1,834
1975 — 22 22 #2,069
1974 — 21 21 #2,060
1973 — 20 20 #2,048
1972 — 28 28 #1,650
1971 — 27 27 #1,711
1970 — 20 20 #1,996
1969 — 31 31 #1,448
1968 — 21 21 #1,739
1967 — 19 19 #1,815
1966 — 37 37 #1,242
1965 — 42 42 #1,169
1964 — 34 34 #1,356
1963 — 31 31 #1,410
1962 — 46 46 #1,142
1961 — 39 39 #1,268
1960 — 55 55 #1,037
1959 — 43 43 #1,184
1958 — 55 55 #1,029
1957 — 72 72 #893
1956 — 65 65 #924
1955 — 63 63 #944
1954 — 60 60 #956
1953 — 79 79 #806
1952 — 71 71 #830
1951 — 91 91 #728
1950 — 95 95 #704
1949 — 74 74 #799
1948 — 82 82 #748
1947 — 78 78 #779
1946 — 83 83 #716
1945 — 81 81 #668
1944 — 75 75 #718
1943 — 85 85 #698
1942 — 93 93 #668
1941 — 66 66 #765
1940 — 95 95 #610
1939 — 78 78 #673
1938 — 75 75 #704
1937 — 116 116 #540
1936 — 105 105 #563
1935 — 105 105 #564
1934 — 114 114 #553
1933 — 116 116 #528
1932 — 138 138 #489
1931 — 114 114 #549
1930 — 142 142 #501
1929 — 135 135 #509
1928 — 148 148 #497
1927 — 181 181 #455
1926 — 148 148 #495
1925 — 191 191 #431
1924 — 201 201 #433
1923 — 194 194 #436
1922 — 184 184 #456
1921 — 233 233 #400
1920 — 207 207 #411
1919 — 219 219 #396
1918 5 246 251 #379
1917 — 206 206 #392
1916 — 219 219 #371
1915 — 214 214 #367
1914 — 186 186 #342
1913 — 155 155 #328
1912 — 140 140 #310
1911 — 110 110 #243
1910 — 98 98 #241
1909 — 85 85 #238
1908 — 71 71 #252
1907 — 64 64 #264
1906 — 60 60 #257
1905 — 52 52 #276
1904 — 40 40 #318
1903 — 23 23 #426
1902 — 29 29 #372
1901 — 18 18 #461
1900 — 25 25 #465
1899 — 16 16 #498
1898 — 11 11 #682
1897 — 19 19 #453
1896 — 21 21 #436
1895 — 16 16 #521
1894 — 15 15 #537
1893 — 13 13 #558
1892 — 9 9 #763
1891 — 13 13 #517
1890 — 8 8 #772
1889 — 15 15 #494
1888 — 7 7 #845
1887 — 10 10 #615
1886 — 17 17 #449
1885 — 14 14 #514
1884 — 11 11 #597
1883 — 7 7 #745
1882 — 9 9 #672
1881 — 5 5 #887
1880 — 8 8 #693