Buster

Where Buster comes from

From buster.
— Wiktionary's entry for Buster
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #682 among boys — 8 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1909
    Peak, #238
    85 babies named Buster — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1960
    Buster Douglas born
    American boxer
  4. 1961
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,262.
  5. 1987
    Buster Posey born
    American baseball executive and former player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Buster Douglas · American boxer, born 1960
  • Buster Posey · American baseball executive and former player, born 1987
  • Buster Williams · American musician, born 1942
  • Buster Bailey · American musician, 1902–1967
  • Buster Brown · American blues and R&B singer best known for his hit, "Fannie Mae", 1911–1976

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.