Buddy Boy
How popular is Buddy?
#4,395 boy name in 2025
23 baby boys were named Buddy in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
11,709living people named Buddy (est.)
64median age of people named Buddy
22,585babies named Buddy since 1880
1 in 144,145US babies born in 2025
Buddy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,395 for boys (▼ 604 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1935 (604 boys) |
| Highest rank | #202 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1893 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Buddy is most popular
Babies named Buddy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Buddy by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 33 | #674 |
| 1900s | 121 | #555 |
| 1910s | 604 | #430 |
| 1920s | 1,912 | #295 |
| 1930s | 5,104 | #202 |
| 1940s | 4,000 | #262 |
| 1950s | 3,449 | #345 |
| 1960s | 2,744 | #406 |
| 1970s | 1,889 | #516 |
| 1980s | 1,291 | #660 |
| 1990s | 583 | #1,068 |
| 2000s | 357 | #2,375 |
| 2010s | 271 | #3,001 |
| 2020s | 182 | #3,115 |
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Questions
- Is Buddy a boy or girl name?
- Buddy is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Buddy were boys.
- How popular is the name Buddy?
- 23 baby boys were named Buddy in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
- When was Buddy most popular?
- Buddy peaked in 1935, when 604 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #202 in 1935.
- How many people are named Buddy?
- 22,585 babies have been named Buddy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,709 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
- Where is Buddy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Buddy was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.