How Many People Are Named Buster?
An estimated 2,390 people in the United States have the first name Buster. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Buster peaked in popularity in 1918 with 251 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Buster 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 Buster paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,390
About 1 in 143,412 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1918
251 births
Total Registered
8,166
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Buster
Buster is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,166 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Buster as a male name
Ranked #6,499 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (246 births)
Buster as a female name
Ranked #4,919 in 1918
5 female births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Buster: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Buster span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,822 babies were registered. Buster has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Buster by Decade
How has Buster 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.
Buster by State
Birth registrations for Buster span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Kansas, Colorado, Ohio. On average, about 249 Busters were registered per state.
Buster + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Buster as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Buster: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Buster?
We estimate approximately 2,390 people named Buster 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 143,412 Americans share this first name.
Is Buster a common name?
Buster is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,166 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Buster most popular?
Buster reached peak popularity in 1918, when 251 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Buster is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Buster a male name?
Buster is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Buster Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Buster Smith, Buster Johnson, Buster 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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