Buddy Boy

Popularity: #895 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Buddy

Buddy Holly was an influential American singer-songwriter known for his pioneering contributions to rock music.

Buddy Rich was a renowned American jazz drummer and bandleader, celebrated for his virtuosic technique.

Buddy Ebsen was an American actor and dancer, best known for his role in the television series 'The Beverly Hillbillies.'.

Buddy Valastro is an American baker and television personality, famous for his reality show 'Cake Boss.'.

Fictional characters named Buddy

Buddy the Elf is a character from the film 'Elf,' known for his cheerful personality and love of Christmas.

Buddy the Dog is a character in the animated series 'The Secret Life of Pets,' who is a friendly and playful pet.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Buddy was first seen in the United States in 1893. Buddy has ranked as high as #421 nationally, which occurred in 1935, and has been most popular in California, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Texas. In the past 5 years the name Buddy has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Buddy (2023)

Year: 2023 2022 2016 2012 2009 2007 2004 2002 2001 1999 1997 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	7	54%
CA	6	46%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1893	5
1894	7
1896	11
1898	5
1899	5
1900	10
1901	8
1902	15
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	15
1907	18
1908	15
1909	15
1910	40
1911	16
1912	34
1913	51
1914	67
1915	64
1916	69
1917	72
1918	97
1919	94
1920	103
1921	112
1922	126
1923	130
1924	177
1925	172
1926	226
1927	260
1928	251
1929	355
1930	437
1931	464
1932	467
1933	520
1934	516
1935	604
1936	523
1937	551
1938	522
1939	499
1940	448
1941	456
1942	501
1943	430
1944	401
1945	322
1946	366
1947	378
1948	354
1949	344
1950	379
1951	370
1952	315
1953	331
1954	330
1955	356
1956	346
1957	354
1958	350
1959	318
1960	356
1961	377
1962	336
1963	303
1964	279
1965	259
1966	217
1967	213
1968	191
1969	213
1970	188
1971	215
1972	231
1973	205
1974	174
1975	179
1976	170
1977	185
1978	174
1979	168
1980	139
1981	156
1982	174
1983	138
1984	130
1985	116
1986	121
1987	116
1988	104
1989	97
1990	98
1991	80
1992	65
1993	78
1994	48
1995	41
1996	45
1997	55
1998	44
1999	29
2000	40
2001	36
2002	35
2003	40
2004	37
2005	41
2006	25
2007	32
2008	28
2009	43
2010	22
2011	27
2012	38
2013	23
2014	35
2015	27
2016	30
2017	28
2018	23
2019	18
2020	24
2021	35
2022	32
2023	39
2024	29