The baby name Bud appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1988. It was most popular in 1927 with 242 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Bud has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 48 |
| 1912 | 48 |
| 1913 | 53 |
| 1914 | 42 |
| 1915 | 76 |
| 1916 | 152 |
| 1917 | 172 |
| 1918 | 184 |
| 1919 | 153 |
| 1920 | 183 |
| 1921 | 196 |
| 1922 | 152 |
| 1923 | 192 |
| 1924 | 151 |
| 1925 | 156 |
| 1926 | 207 |
| 1927 | 242 |
| 1928 | 200 |
| 1929 | 157 |
| 1930 | 155 |
| 1931 | 227 |
| 1932 | 138 |
| 1933 | 122 |
| 1934 | 144 |
| 1935 | 135 |
| 1936 | 122 |
| 1937 | 68 |
| 1938 | 43 |
| 1939 | 62 |
| 1940 | 45 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1942 | 33 |
| 1943 | 44 |
| 1944 | 26 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1946 | 61 |
| 1947 | 76 |
| 1948 | 42 |
| 1949 | 79 |
| 1950 | 67 |
| 1951 | 27 |
| 1952 | 41 |
| 1953 | 25 |
| 1954 | 43 |
| 1955 | 86 |
| 1956 | 41 |
| 1957 | 75 |
| 1958 | 60 |
| 1959 | 95 |
| 1960 | 56 |
| 1961 | 40 |
| 1962 | 17 |
| 1963 | 22 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1988 | 6 |