Is Buster a boy or girl name?
Buster is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Buster, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 8,166 US babies named Buster were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,499
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Buster since 1880
- 8,166
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 251 babies
Boys and girls named Buster, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 467 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,793 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 1,822 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 812 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 694 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 355 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 257 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,499 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,953 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,730 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,878 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,107 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,841 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,708 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,376 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,416 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,331 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,092 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,660 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,140 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,990 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,147 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,102 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,271 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,319 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,857 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,610 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,043 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,746 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,121 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,167 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,538 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,098 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,517 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,705 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,642 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,831 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,042 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,624 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,661 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,327 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,302 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,226 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,752 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,150 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 46 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 43 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 55 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 72 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 65 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 63 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 60 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 79 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 71 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 91 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 95 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 74 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 82 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 78 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 83 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 81 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 75 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 85 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 93 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 66 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 95 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 78 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 75 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 116 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 105 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 105 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 114 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 116 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 138 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 114 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 142 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 135 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 148 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 181 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 148 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 191 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 201 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 194 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 184 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 233 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 207 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 219 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 246 | #379 | 5 | #4,919 |
| 1917 | 206 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 219 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 214 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 186 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 155 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 140 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 110 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 98 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 85 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 71 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 64 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 60 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 52 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 40 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 29 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 18 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 25 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 16 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 19 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 21 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 13 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 15 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 17 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #688 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Buster reached #238 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #4,919 in 1918. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Buster
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.