Buddy

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Buddy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Buddy: Recorded since 1996, it reached #282 in 2016, and it stood at #651 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#282highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
1999	#1850
2000	#1425
2001	#1949
2002	#1253
2003	#1629
2004	#1347
2005	#1246
2006	#1224
2007	#1506
2008	#1085
2009	#1133
2010	#832
2011	#528
2012	#356
2013	#356
2014	#301
2015	#302
2016	#282
2017	#294
2018	#341
2019	#347
2020	#456
2021	#401
2022	#571
2023	#672
2024	#651

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

In 2016: #282 among boys in England and Wales, #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #282 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #651 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Buddy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Buddy in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	2 of 10	5
2000s	141	10 of 10	14
2010sbusiest	1,253	10 of 10	125
2020s	368	5 of 10	74

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 125 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2011 and 2012, when recorded births rose by 56, from 66 to 122.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Buddy appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #282 in England and Wales in 2016.

Buddy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#651	57	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#672	52	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#571	66	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#401	107	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#456	86	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#347	128	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#341	134	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#294	169	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#282	180	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#302	153	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#301	152	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#356	114	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#356	122	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#528	66	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#832	35	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1133	22	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1085	23	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1506	14	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1224	17	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1246	16	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1347	13	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1629	9	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1253	12	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1949	6	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1425	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #282, first reached in 2016.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 180 births, registered in England and Wales in 2016.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2016, and 20 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Rosaline · #282, 27y
Braiden · #283, 28y
Olivia-Grace · #281, 23y
Erick · #280, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Amy-Louise · #282, 20y
Atlanta · #282, 30y
Azaan · #282, 28y
Ella-Louise · #282, 29y

Buddy was ranked #282 in England and Wales · Boys in 2016. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Buddy and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Buddy without appearing here.

Buddy moved ahead of

Rodney Compare
In 2007 they stood at #1506 and #1361 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1085 and #3158.
Kelly Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1949 and #1467 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1253 and #3225.
Shannon Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1949 and #1467 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1253 and #3225.
Kristoffer Compare
In 1999 they stood at #2357 and #2357 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #1425 and #3036.

Moved ahead of Buddy

Hudson Compare
In 2002 they stood at #1253 and #2005 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #1629 and #1092.
Kasper Compare
In 2019 they stood at #347 and #463 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #456 and #406.
Theodor Compare
In 2022 they stood at #571 and #640 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #672 and #651.
Arlo Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1425 and #2142 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2001 that had become #1949 and #1949.

Moved the opposite way to Buddy

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 while Aaron went from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 while Adam went from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 while Alan went from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 while Alex went from #43 to #171.

Moved the same way as Buddy

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 and Albie from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 and Alfie from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 and Alfred from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Buddy went from #2357 to #651 and Archie from #192 to #10.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #282 in England and Wales in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Buddy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Buddy at a glance

Buddy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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