The baby name Buddy appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2023. It was most popular in 1935 with 706 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Buddy has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1913 | 35 |
| 1914 | 33 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 38 |
| 1918 | 87 |
| 1919 | 77 |
| 1920 | 97 |
| 1921 | 80 |
| 1922 | 102 |
| 1923 | 83 |
| 1924 | 177 |
| 1925 | 159 |
| 1926 | 224 |
| 1927 | 296 |
| 1928 | 240 |
| 1929 | 427 |
| 1930 | 526 |
| 1931 | 570 |
| 1932 | 493 |
| 1933 | 599 |
| 1934 | 592 |
| 1935 | 706 |
| 1936 | 573 |
| 1937 | 684 |
| 1938 | 595 |
| 1939 | 628 |
| 1940 | 585 |
| 1941 | 560 |
| 1942 | 637 |
| 1943 | 515 |
| 1944 | 463 |
| 1945 | 366 |
| 1946 | 412 |
| 1947 | 416 |
| 1948 | 427 |
| 1949 | 464 |
| 1950 | 453 |
| 1951 | 420 |
| 1952 | 353 |
| 1953 | 421 |
| 1954 | 332 |
| 1955 | 420 |
| 1956 | 452 |
| 1957 | 391 |
| 1958 | 410 |
| 1959 | 390 |
| 1960 | 430 |
| 1961 | 433 |
| 1962 | 371 |
| 1963 | 333 |
| 1964 | 311 |
| 1965 | 311 |
| 1966 | 209 |
| 1967 | 214 |
| 1968 | 193 |
| 1969 | 187 |
| 1970 | 151 |
| 1971 | 180 |
| 1972 | 221 |
| 1973 | 185 |
| 1974 | 174 |
| 1975 | 182 |
| 1976 | 149 |
| 1977 | 146 |
| 1978 | 151 |
| 1979 | 161 |
| 1980 | 89 |
| 1981 | 99 |
| 1982 | 145 |
| 1983 | 69 |
| 1984 | 65 |
| 1985 | 55 |
| 1986 | 45 |
| 1987 | 66 |
| 1988 | 56 |
| 1989 | 44 |
| 1990 | 44 |
| 1991 | 36 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 26 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 |