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Buster

/ˈbʌstɚ/ · 100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Buster has been given to about 8,178 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbʌstɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,927
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Buster per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 251
  • Born in 202512
  • All time8,178
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Buster?

Its best year was 1918, when 251 babies were given the name, ranking 379th. The typical living American called Buster is about 73 years old today.

Names that sound like Buster

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hunter0.75
  2. Baxter0.70
  3. Lester0.68
  4. Foster0.68
  5. Luther0.62
  6. Tucker0.62
  7. Gunner0.62
  8. Turner0.62

Middle names for Buster

Ranked by flow score
  1. Buster Paul0.77
  2. Buster John0.77
  3. Buster Wade0.76
  4. Buster Quinn0.76
  5. Buster Jude0.76
  6. Buster Lane0.76

Sibling names for Buster

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.90
  2. Luellasister · 0.89
  3. Cleoeither · 0.89
  4. Ilasister · 0.89
  5. Louiebrother · 0.84
  6. Archiebrother · 0.84

Where Buster is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Buster Anderson0.77
    2. Buster White0.72
    3. Buster Nguyen0.72
    4. Buster Moore0.72
    5. Buster Hill0.72
    6. Buster Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Buster

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.