Names / Boy names
Bud
Current rank
#6,870
holding steady
All-time peak
#233
in 1889
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
9,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #233 in 1889 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. New growth. It first appears in American naming data in 1880. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It hit its high in 1889 at #233. Across all years, more than 9,500 children have been named this.