How Many People Are Named Bub?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Bub. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Bub peaked in popularity in 1918 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bub as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bub paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Bub is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Bub is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1918
8 births
Total Registered
54
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bub
Bub is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 54 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bub as a male name
Ranked #4,058 in 1959
5 male births in 1959
Peak: 1918 (8 births)
Bub: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bub span from the 1900s to the 1950s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 18 babies were registered. Bub has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bub by Decade
How has Bub tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bub + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bub as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bub
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bub: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bub?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Bub are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Bub a common name?
Bub is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bub most popular?
Bub reached peak popularity in 1918, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bub is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bub a male name?
Bub is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bub Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bub Smith, Bub Johnson, Bub Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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