The first name Buddy

In 2025, 28 boys were named Buddy, making it the 1,066th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 180 births (#282).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Buddy with other names.

In 2025, 23 boys born in the United States were named Buddy, the 4,418th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1935, when 604 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Buddy Ebsen
  American actor and dancer (1908–2003)
• Buddy Hield
  Bahamian basketball player (born 1992)
• Buddy MacKay
  American politician (1933–2024)
• Buddy Miles
  American rock and funk drummer (1947–2008)
• Buddy DeFranco
  American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014)
• Buddy Van Horn
  American stunt coordinator and film director (1929-2021)
• Buddy Baer
  American boxer (1915–1986)
• Buddy Roemer
  American politician (1943–2021)
• Buddy Adler
  Film producer (1909-1960)
• Buddy Jeannette
  American basketball player and coach (1917–1998)
• Buddy Carter
  American politician, born 1957
• Buddy Greco
  American singer and pianist (1926–2017)

What does the name Buddy mean?

From buddy.

How popular is the name Buddy?

In 2025, 28 boys born in England and Wales were named Buddy, ranking 1,066th. Its peak was 2016, with 180 births.

Is Buddy a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 22,585 US babies named Buddy since 1880 were boys.

When was Buddy most popular?

1935 in the United States, when 604 babies were named Buddy, its highest rank at 202nd.

What are other spellings of Buddy?

Buddie.