# Bud (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bud/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /bʌd/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 9,502 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 9,502 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From bud.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12 | 6,679 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,923 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11,023 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,804 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,702 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8,868 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,684 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7,173 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6,404 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,870 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,440 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6,195 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6,597 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,239 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6,870 |

## People named Bud

- Bud Powell, American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966)
- Bud Jamison, Actor (1894-1944)
- Bud Yorkin, American producer, director, and screenwriter (1926–2015)
- Bud Shank, American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009)
- Bud Collyer, American actor (1908–1969)
- Bud Osborne, American actor (1884–1964)
- Bud Greenspan, American film director, writer, and producer (1926–2010)
- Bud Tingelstad, American racing driver (1928-1981)
- Bud Tingwell, Australian actor (1923–2009)
- Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive (1924–2005)
- Bud Duncan, American actor (1883-1960)
- Bud Grant, American football player and head coach (1927–2023)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.