Buster
Last seen for girls in 1918 at #4,809 · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1909 · 85 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,173since 1880
Buster over time
Rank among boys' names. Buster has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #6,803 | 12 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,469 | 13 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,897 | 12 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,701 | 21 | |
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | #7,034 | 11 | |
| 2019 | — | #6,777 | 12 | |
| 2018 | — | #7,617 | 10 | |
| 2017 | — | #6,338 | 13 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,349 | 13 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,289 | 17 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,066 | 18 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,603 | 12 | |
| 2012 | — | #7,050 | 11 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,945 | 14 | |
| 2010 | — | #7,087 | 11 | |
| 2009 | — | #8,985 | 8 | |
| 2008 | — | #7,187 | 11 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,262 | 13 | |
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,578 | 14 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,976 | 10 | |
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | #7,055 | 9 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,142 | 14 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,466 | 11 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,642 | 10 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,613 | 13 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,432 | 19 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,803 | 12 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,020 | 15 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,604 | 17 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,636 | 16 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,309 | 18 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,271 | 12 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,203 | 16 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,731 | 12 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,131 | 15 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,828 | 17 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,292 | 22 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,341 | 21 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,518 | 19 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,270 | 22 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,213 | 23 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,633 | 35 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,913 | 26 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,707 | 31 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,828 | 27 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,065 | 22 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,050 | 21 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,036 | 20 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,648 | 28 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,705 | 27 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,989 | 20 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,440 | 31 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,809 | 19 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,237 | 37 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,163 | 42 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,350 | 34 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,403 | 31 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,137 | 46 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,262 | 39 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,034 | 55 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,182 | 43 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,026 | 55 | |
| 1957 | — | #889 | 72 | |
| 1956 | — | #924 | 65 | |
| 1955 | — | #942 | 63 | |
| 1954 | — | #952 | 60 | |
| 1953 | — | #805 | 79 | |
| 1952 | — | #830 | 71 | |
| 1951 | — | #726 | 91 | |
| 1950 | — | #704 | 95 | |
| 1949 | — | #798 | 74 | |
| 1948 | — | #744 | 82 | |
| 1947 | — | #778 | 78 | |
| 1946 | — | #716 | 83 | |
| 1945 | — | #668 | 81 | |
| 1944 | — | #718 | 75 | |
| 1943 | — | #697 | 85 | |
| 1942 | — | #667 | 93 | |
| 1941 | — | #762 | 66 | |
| 1940 | — | #607 | 95 | |
| 1939 | — | #671 | 78 | |
| 1938 | — | #700 | 75 | |
| 1937 | — | #539 | 116 | |
| 1936 | — | #562 | 105 | |
| 1935 | — | #563 | 105 | |
| 1934 | — | #552 | 114 | |
| 1933 | — | #527 | 116 | |
| 1932 | — | #489 | 138 | |
| 1931 | — | #548 | 114 | |
| 1930 | — | #501 | 142 | |
| 1929 | — | #506 | 135 | |
| 1928 | — | #497 | 148 | |
| 1927 | — | #454 | 181 | |
| 1926 | — | #494 | 148 | |
| 1925 | — | #430 | 191 | |
| 1924 | — | #433 | 201 | |
| 1923 | — | #436 | 194 | |
| 1922 | — | #453 | 184 | |
| 1921 | — | #398 | 233 | |
| 1920 | — | #408 | 207 | |
| 1919 | — | #396 | 219 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #379 | 246 |
| 1917 | — | #391 | 206 | |
| 1916 | — | #370 | 219 | |
| 1915 | — | #367 | 214 | |
| 1914 | — | #342 | 186 | |
| 1913 | — | #327 | 155 | |
| 1912 | — | #310 | 140 | |
| 1911 | — | #241 | 110 | |
| 1910 | — | #239 | 98 | |
| 1909 | — | #238 | 85 | |
| 1908 | — | #250 | 71 | |
| 1907 | — | #263 | 64 | |
| 1906 | — | #256 | 60 | |
| 1905 | — | #274 | 52 | |
| 1904 | — | #312 | 40 | |
| 1903 | — | #411 | 23 | |
| 1902 | — | #367 | 29 | |
| 1901 | — | #453 | 18 | |
| 1900 | — | #455 | 25 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #438 | 19 | |
| 1896 | — | #424 | 21 | |
| 1895 | — | #501 | 16 | |
| 1894 | — | #521 | 15 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #482 | 15 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #583 | 10 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Buster was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Buster is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#170 · 1 in 1,147
- Alabama#214 · 1 in 1,510
- Oklahoma#251 · 1 in 2,078
- Kentucky#272 · 1 in 2,336
- Tennessee#272 · 1 in 2,686
Best ever in a state: #77 in Mississippi, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #170 | 16 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Alabama | #214 | 18 | 1 in 1,510 |
| Oklahoma | #251 | 11 | 1 in 2,078 |
| Kentucky | #272 | 11 | 1 in 2,336 |
| Tennessee | #272 | 9 | 1 in 2,686 |
| West Virginia | #279 | 7 | 1 in 2,567 |
| Mississippi | #353 | 6 | 1 in 3,324 |
| Arkansas | #357 | 5 | 1 in 3,372 |
| Texas | #382 | 21 | 1 in 2,763 |
| Virginia | #388 | 5 | 1 in 4,521 |
| Georgia | #404 | 6 | 1 in 4,685 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Buster
- 334 spots since 2024 (#6,469 → #6,803)
- 231 spots since 2020 (#7,034 → #6,803)
- 1,514 spots since 2015 (#5,289 → #6,803)
- Biggest jump: 333 spots in 1889 (#815 → #482)
- Biggest drop: 257 spots in 1890 (#482 → #739)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1909 at #238 (85 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 52 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Highest: 1 in 1,929 boys born in 1909 were named Buster (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 142,340 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.3% of all boys named Buster (1,822) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 103 | #431 (1886) | #630 |
| 1890s | 141 | #424 (1896) | #555 |
| 1900s | 467 | #238 (1909) | #328 |
| 1910s | 1,793 | #239 (1910) | #336 |
| 1920s | 1,822 | #398 (1921) | #451 |
| 1930s | 1,103 | #489 (1932) | #565 |
| 1940s | 812 | #607 (1940) | #716 |
| 1950s | 694 | #704 (1950) | #898 |
| 1960s | 355 | #1,034 (1960) | #1,357 |
| 1970s | 257 | #1,633 (1979) | #1,857 |
| 1980s | 179 | #2,213 (1980) | #2,880 |
| 1990s | 141 | #3,309 (1990) | #4,457 |
| 2000s | 99 | #5,142 (2001) | #7,484 |
| 2010s | 131 | #5,066 (2014) | #6,412 |
| 2020s | 76 | #4,701 (2022) | #6,936 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Buster in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 7,484 of them was named Buster, which outranked 89.5% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.