Bud

Origin	Gender	Meaning
American	Boy	Messenger, friend. Originally a short form of buddy (friend), but now used as an independent name, p
Old English	Boy	herald, to puff up, friend

Fun Facts about the name Bud

Backwards

Dub

Scrabble Score

6 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower."

Similar & Rhyming Names

BiitoBuludBadiaBobobotoBod

Popularity of Bud

Popularity Analysis

The name Bud first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1889 when it reached rank #233. As of 1965, it ranked #861.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1965	861	Male	0.0039%
1964	962	Male	0.0031%
1963	889	Male	0.0034%
1962	895	Male	0.0034%
1961	784	Male	0.0044%
1960	716	Male	0.0055%
1959	645	Male	0.0066%
1958	707	Male	0.0052%
1957	669	Male	0.0059%
1956	745	Male	0.0045%
1955	663	Male	0.0058%
1954	783	Male	0.0041%
1953	710	Male	0.0050%
1952	697	Male	0.0051%
1951	729	Male	0.0048%
1950	629	Male	0.0066%
1949	604	Male	0.0071%
1948	673	Male	0.0056%
1947	669	Male	0.0057%
1946	630	Male	0.0063%
1945	665	Male	0.0060%
1944	624	Male	0.0070%
1943	683	Male	0.0061%
1942	598	Male	0.0078%
1941	674	Male	0.0066%
1940	603	Male	0.0081%
1939	588	Male	0.0085%
1938	553	Male	0.0097%
1937	505	Male	0.0119%
1936	452	Male	0.0146%
1935	457	Male	0.0144%
1934	444	Male	0.0153%
1933	425	Male	0.0163%
1932	458	Male	0.0144%
1931	390	Male	0.0194%
1930	441	Male	0.0157%
1929	443	Male	0.0162%
1928	408	Male	0.0189%
1927	422	Male	0.0177%
1926	442	Male	0.0163%
1925	455	Male	0.0152%
1924	464	Male	0.0150%
1923	441	Male	0.0169%
1922	465	Male	0.0157%
1921	447	Male	0.0168%
1920	444	Male	0.0169%
1919	450	Male	0.0167%
1918	438	Male	0.0174%
1917	428	Male	0.0183%
1916	456	Male	0.0166%
1915	488	Male	0.0148%
1914	492	Male	0.0143%
1913	458	Male	0.0166%
1912	409	Male	0.0199%
1911	349	Male	0.0257%
1910	354	Male	0.0249%
1909	420	Male	0.0198%
1908	360	Male	0.0240%
1907	407	Male	0.0195%
1906	330	Male	0.0271%
1905	361	Male	0.0230%
1904	336	Male	0.0260%
1903	341	Male	0.0247%
1902	415	Male	0.0181%
1901	325	Male	0.0260%
1900	344	Male	0.0247%
1899	362	Male	0.0217%
1898	322	Male	0.0272%
1897	273	Male	0.0353%
1896	316	Male	0.0271%
1895	317	Male	0.0261%
1894	295	Male	0.0280%
1893	286	Male	0.0306%
1892	292	Male	0.0297%
1891	310	Male	0.0265%
1890	246	Male	0.0393%
1889	233	Male	0.0403%
1888	252	Male	0.0369%
1887	270	Male	0.0329%
1886	298	Male	0.0277%
1885	248	Male	0.0379%
1884	264	Male	0.0342%
1883	254	Male	0.0373%
1882	300	Male	0.0270%
1881	257	Male	0.0351%
1880	277	Male	0.0312%

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