Bud has been given to about 9,502 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1928, when 215 babies were given the name, ranking 410th. The typical living American called Bud is about 71 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.