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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Buddy

Used in both girl and boy records

Buddy appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Buddy by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBuddy as a girl’s nameUS records 1925–1980
#29219girl rank1938peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBuddy as a boy’s nameUS records 1891–2024
#703boy rank1935peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Buddy in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19387 uses#345019381925–19808 listed years
Boy1935604 uses#20219351893–2020126 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.