Buddy Hoffman
There are approximately 5 people named Buddy Hoffman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Buddy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hoffman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Buddy
12K
Alive today
Named Hoffman
143K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 12K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1935
Average age: 62
Top Census group: White (84.5%)
Estimated bearers: 143K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #245
Per 100K: 41.67
Top ancestry: White (91.3%)
First name trend
Buddy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Buddy. The peak year was 1935 with 604 births. The average person named Buddy today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Buddy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Buddy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Buddy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Buddy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.5% · 8,456
- Black or African American4.4% · 439
- Two or more races3.8% · 380
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 356
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 216
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 162
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hoffman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hoffman, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hoffman described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hoffman at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.3% · 113,757
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 3,892
- Two or more races2.9% · 3,624
- Black or African American1.3% · 1,591
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,028
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 665
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Buddy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0036% of the US population, based on 12,481 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Buddy right now.
The surname Hoffman appears at a rate of 41.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0417%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Buddy Hoffman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Buddy Hoffman: questions and answers
How many people are named Buddy Hoffman?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Buddy Hoffman. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0036%) with the surname frequency (41.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Buddy Hoffman?
We classify Buddy Hoffman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Buddy a male or female name?
Buddy is predominantly male. Out of 22,561 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Buddy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Buddy Hoffman?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.