How Many People Are Named Bud?
An estimated 3,295 people in the United States have the first name Bud. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Bud peaked in popularity in 1928 with 215 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bud 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 Bud paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,295
About 1 in 104,023 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1928
215 births
Total Registered
9,489
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bud
Bud is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,489 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bud as a male name
Ranked #6,498 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (215 births)
Bud: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bud span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,882 babies were registered. Bud has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bud by Decade
How has Bud 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.
Bud by State
Birth registrations for Bud span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, New York, North Dakota. On average, about 120 Buds were registered per state.
Bud + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bud as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bud
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bud: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bud?
We estimate approximately 3,295 people named Bud 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 104,023 Americans share this first name.
Is Bud a common name?
Bud is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,489 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bud most popular?
Bud reached peak popularity in 1928, when 215 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bud is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bud a male name?
Bud is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bud Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bud Smith, Bud Johnson, Bud 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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