Bud Name Popularity

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How popular is Bud?

The rare name Bud was the 6,362nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Bud, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #233 was reached in 1889.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1928 with 215 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Bud in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2012.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bud occurred roughly during the years 1907-1917, and 2015-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1935-1939, 1963-1966, and 1981-1984.

Where is the name Bud popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

For a number of years, the name Bud has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Bud has risen.

The name Bud is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Bud has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Bud (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	6,362
2017		11	7,151
2016		10	7,665
2015		8	8,850
2014		12	6,685
2013		7	9,792
2012		< 5	--
2011		6	11,015
2010		8	8,912
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		12	6,677
2006		13	6,149
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		9	7,315
2002		< 5	--
2001		10	6,521
2000		6	9,237
1999		7	7,972
1998		8	6,934
1997		11	5,325
1996		15	4,203
1995		11	5,164
1994		11	5,144
1993		22	3,057
1992		13	4,350
1991		20	3,121
1990		29	2,377
1989		33	2,107
1988		33	1,953
1987		34	1,868
1986		32	1,879
1985		37	1,673
1984		22	2,302
1983		46	1,379
1982		40	1,541
1981		43	1,459
1980		41	1,500
1979		33	1,713
1978		33	1,656
1977		28	1,827
1976		27	1,836
1975		37	1,456
1974		32	1,551
1973		31	1,550
1972		38	1,365
1971		42	1,294
1970		40	1,316
1969		41	1,234
1968		49	1,056
1967		45	1,103
1966		50	1,027
1965		73	861
1964		63	961
1963		70	893
1962		73	892
1961		94	785
1960		119	716
1959		142	645
1958		112	710
1957		130	669
1956		97	744
1955		120	669
1954		85	776
1953		100	714
1952		99	704
1951		93	719
1950		118	637
1949		127	605
1948		101	672
1947		106	669
1946		104	630
1945		82	664
1944		97	623
1943		88	684
1942		109	603
1941		83	674
1940		96	602
1939		96	587
1938		110	553
1937		130	505
1936		156	450
1935		153	458
1934		162	444
1933		166	426
1932		154	461
1931		208	390
1930		177	440
1929		180	440
1928		215	410
1927		205	424
1926		187	441
1925		176	455
1924		174	466
1923		189	443
1922		179	464
1921		190	448
1920		187	444
1919		169	450
1918		183	438
1917		176	428
1916		153	455
1915		130	488
1914		98	493
1913		89	460
1912		90	409
1911		62	349
1910		52	354
1909		35	420
1908		40	360
1907		31	407
1906		39	330
1905		33	361
1904		36	336
1903		32	341
1902		24	415
1901		30	325
1900		40	343
1899		25	362
1898		36	322
1897		43	273
1896		35	316
1895		33	317
1894		35	295
1893		37	286
1892		39	292
1891		29	310
1890		47	246
1889		48	233
1888		48	252
1887		36	270
1886		33	298
1885		44	248
1884		42	264
1883		42	254
1882		33	300
1881		38	257
1880		37	277

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.