Buzz
Meaning
“A childhood nickname he later made his legal name; famously borne by Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Buzz has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Buzz
Most people given the name Buzz in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Buzz you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Buzz deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Buzz truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Buzz fits with your family’s names and surname.
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