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The baby name BuBu is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOO-boo (IPA: /ˈbuː.buː/).

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: BOO-boo (IPA: /ˈbuː.buː/)

What is the meaning of the name BuBu ?

The baby name BuBu is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOO-boo (IPA: /ˈbuː.buː/).

BuBu is in Origin.

BuBu is a cross-cultural hypocoristic formed by reduplicating the syllable “bu,” a pattern widely used for affectionate baby nicknames. In English, its visibility as a pet name was boosted by mid-20th-century pop culture (notably Boo-Boo Bear). In Chinese-speaking families, similar doubled forms are common; BuBu may be written with various characters for sound alone, such as 步步 “step by step” or 布布, yet it remains more a nickname than a formal given name. In West Africa, related forms like Bouba/Boubou serve as short forms of Boubacar (from Arabic Abu Bakr), sometimes rendered internationally as Bubu.

Meaning centers on tenderness - “little one,” “dear,” or a playful call-name - rather than a fixed lexical sense. Variants include Bubu, BuBu (stylized caps), Boo-Boo, Boo, Boubou, Bouba, and Bubba. Pronounced BOO-boo, it is unisex and informal in tone, though occasionally adopted as a legal first name or as a creative middle name.

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BuBu – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MD 0 #34 1 434
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
TW 0 #100 4 4,523
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
BW Girls 0 #149 3 4,216
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
AL Girls 0 #224 4 4,141
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #249 5 6,830
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
MO Girls 0 #260 4 7,056
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
TW Girls 0 #276 16 8,139
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
CZ Boys 0 #299 7 6,530
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
PL Boys 0 #328 13 6,459
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
MY 0 #347 8 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
GH Boys 0 #353 9 8,138
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MX 0 #442 4 8,339
ZA 0 #460 16 14,421
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
AR Boys 0 #477 7 7,628
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
HK Boys 0 #538 21 12,905
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
IR Girls 0 #541 5 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
IR Boys 0 #560 6 10,162
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
AE Girls 0 #591 7 20,968
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
SG Girls 0 #622 11 18,916
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
HK Girls 0 #624 38 16,104
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
IN Girls 0 #639 17 13,121
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
CL Boys 0 #693 8 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
QA Boys 0 #732 12 18,093
SG Boys 0 #732 8 17,960
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
KW Boys 0 #803 4 18,755
NG Girls 0 #808 22 15,093
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
CL Girls 0 #908 8 14,098
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
NG Boys 0 #977 28 16,906
CO Boys 0 #978 4 15,656
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
SA Girls 0 #998 17 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,001 65 16,355
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,005 139 16,750
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
MY Girls 0 #1,017 86 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,127 17 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,140 54 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,143 337 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,148 5 16,140
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,210 95 25,619
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
TR 0 #1,239 16 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,248 20 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,666 30 28,008

BuBu is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about BuBu

BuBu is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
BuBu is a 2 syllable name, pronounced BOO-boo (IPA: /ˈbuː.buː/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bubu, Bu-Bu, BooBoo, Boubou, Buba and BouBou.
Across languages, BuBu has these equivalents: Bobo (French nickname), Bubba (English informal), Baby (English pet name), Short form of Boubacar (West Africa).