Bud
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning a flower bud; term of endearment.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Bud by the numbers
Bud was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 215 babies in 1928, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Bud, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Zahirblooming flower, brilliant, shining214 in the US (2017)
- Zayaangrace, beauty, or bloom; variant of Zayan180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maligarland; necklace132 in England and Wales (2025)
- Blossomflower, bloom of a plant124 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zohaanblooming or flowering; a form of Zohra41 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)