Buddy Name Popularity
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How popular is Buddy?
The rare name Buddy was the 4,365th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.Buddy, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.
Its highest popularity ranking of #202 was reached in 1935 with 604 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Buddy was less than 5, most recently in 1897.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Buddy occurred roughly during the years 1905-1914, 1915-1918, 1919-1930, and 2006-2009, whereas 1987-1992 were years of successive downward movement.
Where is the name Buddy popularity headed?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.
For a number of years, the name Buddy has been moving downward in popularity. however, the number of children named Buddy lately has remained about the same.
The name Buddy is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
Relative to what it once was, Buddy has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Buddy (Girl) | Buddy (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 4,365 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 3,776 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 3,779 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 3,893 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 3,237 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 4,196 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 3,060 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 3,799 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 4,378 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 2,802 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 3,750 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 3,383 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 3,902 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 2,663 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 2,793 |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 2,548 |
| 2002 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 2,693 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 2,624 |
| 2000 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 2,381 |
| 1999 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 2,868 |
| 1998 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 2,097 |
| 1997 | | < 5 | -- | 55 | 1,755 |
| 1996 | | < 5 | -- | 45 | 1,963 |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 2,032 |
| 1994 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 1,797 |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | 78 | 1,289 |
| 1992 | | < 5 | -- | 65 | 1,418 |
| 1991 | | < 5 | -- | 80 | 1,246 |
| 1990 | | < 5 | -- | 98 | 1,074 |
| 1989 | | < 5 | -- | 97 | 1,059 |
| 1988 | | < 5 | -- | 104 | 943 |
| 1987 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 868 |
| 1986 | | < 5 | -- | 121 | 826 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 833 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 130 | 758 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 138 | 736 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 174 | 661 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 156 | 690 |
| 1980 | | 6 | 9,223 | 139 | 743 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 168 | 659 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 174 | 631 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 185 | 617 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 170 | 629 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 179 | 609 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 174 | 609 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 204 | 550 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 231 | 518 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 215 | 549 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 188 | 591 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 213 | 538 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 191 | 546 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 214 | 514 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 217 | 514 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 259 | 483 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 279 | 474 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 303 | 453 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 335 | 436 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 378 | 405 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 357 | 423 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 318 | 448 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 350 | 419 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 352 | 416 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 345 | 408 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 360 | 379 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 329 | 395 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 331 | 382 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 316 | 387 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 369 | 359 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 379 | 347 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 344 | 364 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 354 | 359 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 379 | 349 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 366 | 336 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 322 | 332 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 402 | 299 |
| 1943 | | 5 | 4,772 | 429 | 297 |
| 1942 | | 5 | 4,703 | 502 | 266 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 456 | 262 |
| 1940 | | 5 | 4,436 | 448 | 264 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 500 | 233 |
| 1938 | | 7 | 3,485 | 521 | 229 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 551 | 215 |
| 1936 | | 5 | 4,269 | 523 | 221 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 604 | 202 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 516 | 227 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 520 | 220 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 467 | 248 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 464 | 248 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 437 | 269 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 355 | 296 |
| 1928 | | 6 | 4,255 | 251 | 368 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 260 | 362 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 226 | 393 |
| 1925 | | 6 | 4,504 | 172 | 462 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 177 | 460 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 130 | 535 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 126 | 566 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 112 | 599 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 103 | 623 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 94 | 624 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 97 | 625 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 72 | 727 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 725 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 64 | 753 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 67 | 618 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 618 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 736 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 829 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 431 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 723 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 689 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 594 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 618 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 936 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 730 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,027 |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 561 |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 786 |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 847 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,068 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,144 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 678 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 873 |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,059 |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |