How Many People Are Named Budd?
An estimated 411 people in the United States have the first name Budd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Budd peaked in popularity in 1923 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Budd 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 Budd paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Budd is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
411
About 1 in 833,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1923
34 births
Total Registered
1,090
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Budd
Budd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,090 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Budd as a male name
Ranked #7,294 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1923 (34 births)
Budd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Budd span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 226 babies were registered. Budd has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Budd by Decade
How has Budd 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.
Budd by State
Budd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Budd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Budd
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Budd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Budd?
We estimate approximately 411 people named Budd 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 833,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Budd a common name?
Budd is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,090 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Budd most popular?
Budd reached peak popularity in 1923, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Budd is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Budd a male name?
Budd is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Budd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Budd Smith, Budd Johnson, Budd 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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