Buddy

English, nickname name

Buddy Origin and Meaning

The name Buddy is a boy's name.

Until recently it was rarely used as a proper name; Buddy Holly, for example, was christened Charles, and Salinger's Buddy Glass was born Webb. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver did name his fourth child Buddy Bear Maurice--a fittingly named brother to Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela and Petal Blossom Rainbow, and singer Tom Fletcher has a double-nicknamed Buddy Bob.

Buddy Rank in US Top 1000

# 940 in the US

Buddy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1142 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Buddy

• 1142 Nameberry 2025
• 673 England 2023
• 5 Dogs 2023
• 19 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Buddy

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Famous People Named Buddy

• Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holly American rock musician
• George "Buddy" Guy American blues musician
• Bernard "Buddy" Rich American jazz drummer
• George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva American songwriter
• Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker American NASCAR driver
• Christian Ludolf "Buddy" Ebsen American character actor
• Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker) American actor/comedian
• Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg) American pop singer
• Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer American politician, former governor of Louisiana
• Buddy Rogers ring name of Herman Gustav Rohde, American pro wrestler
• Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr. American baker and reality TV personality ("Cake Boss")
• Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro III son of Cake Boss Buddy Valastro
• Buddy Wayne Knox American rock singer
• Chavano Rainier "Buddy" Heild Bahamian basketball player
• Buddy (born Sebastian Erl) German pop singer
• Buddy Jewell American country music singer
• Napoleon Buddy D'umo American choreographer
• Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver son of chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
• Buddy Mac Taylor Dawson (b. 2011) son of actor Ashley Taylor Dawson
• Buddy Bob Fletcher (b. 2016) son of singer Tom Fletcher & author Giovanna Fletcher

The name Buddy in Pop Culture

• Buddy the Elf main character in movie "Elf"
• Buddy Robinson character from movie "Get Low"
• Buddy Faith character in video game "Ace Attorney Investigations"
• Buddy Blue character in animated series "Rainbow Brite"
• Buddy Bailey character in "Sims" series
• Buddy Barrett character in The Babysitters Club series
• Buddy Clark main character in "Buddy" by Nigel Hinton and a British TV series
• "Buddy " 1997 film about a gorilla named Buddy
• Buddy Lembeck character in the TV series "Charles in Charge"