Buzz
Buzz is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Buzz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Buzz is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Buzz
The earliest SSA record of Buzz as a baby boy name dates back to 1934, when 5 babies received it. 1951 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Buzz — #1,725 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Buzz on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Buzz last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 273 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Buzz
Phonetically similar names — useful when Buzz is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Biz
- Bizz
- Bez
- Buis
- Beze
- Byz
- Bees
- Bes
- Boos
- Bays
- Bas
- Beas
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Buzz
Buzz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 273 births in the dataset. Buzz's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #1,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Buzz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.