Buster

Modern nickname

Buster Origin and Meaning

The name Buster is a boy's name.

An old-fashioned nickname in the Bud/Buzz/Biff mold; this one's kind of belligerent. Michelle Hicks and Jonny Lee Miller moved outside the box when they used it for their son--given the safer middle name of Timothy.

Buster Rank in US Top 1000

# 906 in the US

Buster Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1523 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Buster

• 1523 Nameberry 2025
• 888 England 2017
• 53 Dogs 2022
• 86 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Buster

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Buster.

• Chip
• Buzz
• Woody
• Rusty
• Butch
• Buck
• Willie
• Eddy
• Dusty
• Washington
• Ringo
• Baldwin
• York
• Tuck
• Sal
• Elvis
• Redford
• Yale
• Cliff
• Buddy

Famous People Named Buster

• Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton American silent film actor
• Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III American baseball player
• Harry "Buster" Merryfield English actor
• Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe American swimmer and actor
• Charles Anthony "Buster" Williams American jazz bassist
• James "Buster" Douglas American boxer
• Buster Timothy Miller (b. 2008) son of actors Jonny Lee MIller and Michele Hicks
• Buster Hindmarsh son of rugby league player Nathan Hindmarsh
• Buster Lawrence Wolfenden (b. 2010) son of actors Matthew Wolfenden and Charley Webb
• Buster Jacob Coen son of film director Ethan Coen and film editor Tricia Cooke
• Buster Joe Boatman son of actor and poker player Ross Boatman
• Buster Wood son of actor Jake Wood

The name Buster in Pop Culture

• "Buster Brown " comic strip by Richard Outcault and its main character
• Byron "Buster" Bluth character on TV's "Arrested Development"
• Buster Baxter character in animated series 'Arthur'
• Buster Clavell character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Buster Darby's pet puppy in animated series "My Friends Tigger& Pooh"
• Buster Brady character in “Mrs Brown’s Boys”