Buck
Buck was the 1993rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 365th; the most babies were born in 1919 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,902 places. More babies were named Buck in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,993 boys, up 740 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1919102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,610babies recorded
Buck popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,993 | 76 |
| 2020 | #2,733 | 45 |
| 2010 | #4,544 | 21 |
| 2000 | #5,620 | 12 |
| 1990 | #1,501 | 57 |
| 1980 | #920 | 94 |
| 1970 | #933 | 73 |
| 1960 | #973 | 61 |
| 1950 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1940 | #930 | 47 |
| 1930 | #785 | 67 |
| 1920 | #677 | 89 |
| 1910 | #365 | 49 |
| 1900 | #393 | 32 |
| 1890 | #673 | 9 |
| 1880 | #933 | 5 |
How popular is Buck, counting every spelling?
Buck has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Buck?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Buck (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Buck born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Buck.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Buck?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Buck are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 25 and 58. That makes Buck mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Buck by state
How common Buck was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Buck
How popular is the name Buck?
Buck was the 1993rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 365th; the most babies were born in 1919 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,902 places. More babies were named Buck in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Buck a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Buck in the US.
Where is Buck most popular?
In 2021–2025, Buck was most common in Oregon (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Texas.