Given name & surname
Buddie
“one who is brotherly”
Buddie is a variant of Bud. One English interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Buddie is a variant of Bud. One English interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Buddie is a variant of Bud. A possible origin is Scottish Gaelic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Buddie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,501
- 1,496 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 47 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 407 as a first name in 2020; 217 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Buddie’s family of names
In English usage, Buddie has an alternative spelling in Buddy. Buddie has a related form in Bud. In English usage, Buddie has a related form in Buddy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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