How Many People Are Named Buzz?
An estimated 204 people in the United States have the first name Buzz. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Buzz peaked in popularity in 1951 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Buzz 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 Buzz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
204
About 1 in 1,680,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1951
19 births
Total Registered
273
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Buzz
Buzz is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 273 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Buzz as a male name
Ranked #9,897 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1951 (19 births)
Buzz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Buzz span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 124 babies were registered. Buzz has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Buzz by Decade
How has Buzz 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.
Buzz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Buzz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Buzz
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Buzz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Buzz?
We estimate approximately 204 people named Buzz 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 1,680,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Buzz a common name?
Buzz is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 273 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Buzz most popular?
Buzz reached peak popularity in 1951, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Buzz is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Buzz a male name?
Buzz is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Buzz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Buzz Smith, Buzz Johnson, Buzz 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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