Boy
Bud
Bud means "English nickname" and comes from English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. The registry counts around 8,663 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EnglishEnglish nickname
EtymologyMeaning "friend, brother" (from "buddy")
Births by decade
1900s
340
1910s
1,202
1920s
1,882
1930s
1,512
1940s
993
1950s
1,096
1960s
677
1970s
341
1980s
361
1990s
147
2000s
50
2010s
62
Peaked in the 1920s · 8,663 total U.S. births since 1900