Skip to main content
Name Biscuit

Boy name

Buddy

Buddy ranks #5 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 17 places, 2,993 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #7 among boy cat names.
Buddy's popularity trend

Buddy's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2007.

0.5%1%1.5%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
2,993
across 17 places
Popularity rank
#5
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
−6
2020 → 2025
Gender split
99% boys
1% girls99% boys
What does Buddy mean?
2 syllablesOrigin: English

Buddy comes straight from the English word for a close friend or companion, a term that's been used affectionately since the nineteenth century. It has none of the formality of a traditional given name, which is exactly the point.

Buddy is warm and unpretentious, the kind of name that sounds like it's already been said a thousand times with a scratch behind the ears. It suits a pet who feels less like a pet and more like family.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Buddy shows up

Buddy's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

PlayfordAustralia1.3%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia1.0%
Noosa ShireAustralia1.0%
TorontoCanada0.9%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.8%
DarwinAustralia0.8%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.7%
BurnsideAustralia0.7%
ProspectAustralia0.6%
Maple RidgeCanada0.5%
New York CityUnited States of America0.5%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.4%
SeattleUnited States of America0.4%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.3%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.2%
ZürichSwitzerland0.2%
AdelaideAustralia0.1%

Names like Buddy

BuddhaBudBuddieBuddahBudaBudhaBudweiserBudyTeddyFreddyEddyDiddy

Buddy appears on

Cute Boy Dog NamesGood Boy Dog NamesBest Boy Dog NamesBest Dog Names