Buddy

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Buddy is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 22,561 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 22,516 as boys and 45 as girls. Buddy gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1935 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,723 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 29
2023 39
2022 32
2021 35
2020 24
2019 18
2018 23
2017 28
2016 30
2015 27
2014 35
2013 23
2012 38
2011 27
2010 22
2009 43
2008 28
2007 32
2006 25
2005 41
2004 37
2003 40
2002 35
2001 36
2000 40
1999 29
1998 44
1997 55
1996 45
1995 41
1994 48
1993 78
1992 65
1991 80
1990 98
1989 97
1988 104
1987 116
1986 121
1985 116
1984 130
1983 138
1982 174
1981 156
1980 145
1979 168
1978 174
1977 185
1976 170
1975 179
1974 174
1973 205
1972 231
1971 215
1970 188
1969 213
1968 191
1967 213
1966 217
1965 259
1964 279
1963 303
1962 336
1961 377
1960 356
1959 318
1958 350
1957 354
1956 346
1955 356
1954 330
1953 331
1952 315
1951 370
1950 379
1949 344
1948 354
1947 378
1946 366
1945 322
1944 401
1943 435
1942 506
1941 456
1940 453
1939 499
1938 529
1937 551
1936 528
1935 604
1934 516
1933 520
1932 467
1931 464
1930 437
1929 355
1928 257
1927 260
1926 226
1925 178
1924 177
1923 130
1922 126
1921 112
1920 103
1919 94
1918 97
1917 72
1916 69
1915 64
1914 67
1913 51
1912 34
1911 16
1910 40
1909 15
1908 15
1907 18
1906 15
1905 8
1904 11
1903 6
1902 15
1901 8
1900 10
1899 5
1898 5
1896 11
1894 7
1893 5