boy's name

Buddie

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,540

Buddie is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1983 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1925, when 47 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1891.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Buddie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1983, not a full ten years.

380
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Buddie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 15
1900s 89
1910s 257
1920s 366
1930s 380
1940s 179
1950s 111
1960s 48
1970s 40
1980s (to 1983) 16

How popular is Buddie?

In 1983, Buddie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Buddie is used

England & Wales #4,844 4 in 2023
United States #7,109 5 in 1983

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Buddie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Buddie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Buddie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Buddie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Buddie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Buddie

How popular is the name Buddie?

In 1983, Buddie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Buddie is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Buddie?

Buddie has 2 syllables.

When was Buddie most popular?

Buddie peaked in 1925, when 47 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.