Buddy
2 countries#4396 in United States, 2025US
#4396
in United States, 2025
SCOT
47
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
22,632
Peak year (United States)
1935
Peak-year count
604
First recorded
1893
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Buddy was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
22,585 births recorded 1893–2025 · currently #4396 · peaked in 1935 with 604 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
47 births recorded 2012–2023 · peaked in 2016 with 8 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Buddy’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3888 | — |
| 2007 | #3379 | ↑509 |
| 2008 | #3744 | ↓365 |
| 2009 | #2800 | ↑944 |
| 2010 | #4366 | ↓1566 |
| 2011 | #3792 | ↑574 |
| 2012 | #3002 | ↑790 |
| 2013 | #4180 | ↓1178 |
| 2014 | #3154 | ↑1026 |
| 2015 | #3882 | ↓728 |
| 2016 | #3596 | ↑286 |
| 2017 | #3781 | ↓185 |
| 2018 | #4354 | ↓573 |
| 2019 | #5153 | ↓799 |
| 2020 | #4141 | ↑1012 |
| 2021 | #3297 | ↑844 |
| 2022 | #3533 | ↓236 |
| 2023 | #3117 | ↑416 |
| 2024 | #3793 | ↓676 |
| 2025 | #4396 | ↓603 |
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