Is Bubba a boy or girl name?

Bubba is a boy’s name. Of the 503 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bubba

Recorded 1945–2025 · United States

Bubba was most popular in 1963, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,153 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 503 people named Bubba.

Bubba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bubba’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bubba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bubba is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 503 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bubba

Where Bubba is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org