How Many People Are Named Buddie?
An estimated 362 people in the United States have the first name Buddie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Buddie peaked in popularity in 1925 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Buddie 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 Buddie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Buddie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
362
About 1 in 946,835 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1925
47 births
Total Registered
1,501
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Buddie
Buddie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,501 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Buddie as a male name
Ranked #6,366 in 1983
5 male births in 1983
Peak: 1925 (47 births)
Buddie as a female name
Ranked #4,322 in 1937
5 female births in 1937
Peak: 1937 (5 births)
Buddie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Buddie span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 380 babies were registered. Buddie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Buddie by Decade
How has Buddie 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.
Buddie by State
Birth registrations for Buddie span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 20 Buddies were registered per state.
Buddie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Buddie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Buddie
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Buddie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Buddie?
We estimate approximately 362 people named Buddie 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 946,835 Americans share this first name.
Is Buddie a common name?
Buddie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,501 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Buddie most popular?
Buddie reached peak popularity in 1925, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Buddie is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Buddie a male name?
Buddie is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Buddie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Buddie Smith, Buddie Johnson, Buddie 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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