Is Bud a boy or girl name?
Bud is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Bud, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,489 US babies named Bud were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,498
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bud since 1880
- 9,489
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 215 babies
Boys and girls named Bud, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 401 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 359 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 340 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,882 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,512 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 993 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,096 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 677 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 341 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 361 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 147 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 75 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,498 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,592 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,191 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,433 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,862 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,400 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,171 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,682 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,867 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,699 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,803 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,022 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,922 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,677 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,152 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,318 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,522 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,241 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,972 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,934 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,325 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,204 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,168 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,146 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,057 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,350 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 41 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 73 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 63 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 70 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 73 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 94 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 119 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 142 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 113 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 129 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 96 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 121 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 85 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 100 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 99 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 93 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 118 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 127 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 101 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 106 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 104 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 82 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 97 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 88 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 109 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 83 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 96 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 96 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 110 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 130 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 156 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 153 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 162 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 166 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 154 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 208 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 177 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 180 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 215 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 205 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 187 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 176 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 174 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 189 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 179 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 190 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 187 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 169 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 183 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 176 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 153 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 130 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 98 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 89 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 90 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 62 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 52 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 35 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 40 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 31 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 39 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 33 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 36 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 32 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 24 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 30 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 40 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 25 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 36 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 43 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 35 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 33 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 35 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 37 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 39 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 29 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 47 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 48 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 48 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 36 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 33 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 44 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 42 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 42 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 33 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 38 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 37 | #277 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bud reached #233 in 1889. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bud
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.