Gender
Origin
- English
- Herald
Pronunciation
b(ud)-dy
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1935 (rank #202, 604 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
- Girls: peak in 1938 (rank #3450, 7 births); most recent 1980 (rank #9088, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | – |
| 2024 | 29 | – |
| 2023 | 39 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | – |
| 2021 | 35 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | – |
| 2019 | 18 | – |
| 2018 | 23 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2016 | 30 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #282, 180 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1066, 28 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 |
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2023 | 52 |
| 2022 | 66 |
| 2021 | 107 |
| 2020 | 86 |
| 2019 | 128 |
| 2018 | 134 |
| 2017 | 169 |
| 2016 | 180 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #713, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #401, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1951 (rank #218, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence