Buckley
Buckley was the 2184th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1900th; the most babies were born in 2024 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,550 places. More babies were named Buckley in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,184 boys, up 961 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202475 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,084babies recorded
Buckley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,184 | 65 |
| 2020 | #3,145 | 36 |
| 2010 | #9,847 | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,240 | 6 |
| 1990 | #5,900 | 8 |
| 1980 | #4,999 | 7 |
| 1970 | #2,637 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #2,794 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,908 | 7 |
| 1930 | #2,463 | 11 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Buckley, counting every spelling?
Buckley is the most common spelling of a name family that had 76 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 76 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley | 65 | #2,184 | 325 |
| Bucklee | 11 | #7,272 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Buckley?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Buckley (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Buckley 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Buckley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Buckley?
About 900 people born in the US named Buckley are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 49. That makes Buckley a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Buckley by state
How common Buckley was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (5.4×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Buckley: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Buckley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Buckley
How popular is the name Buckley?
Buckley was the 2184th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1900th; the most babies were born in 2024 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,550 places. More babies were named Buckley in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Buckley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Buckley in the US.
Where is Buckley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Buckley was most common in Wisconsin (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Oklahoma.