BabyNamesTrends
Menu

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bucky

Bucky was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1279th; the most babies were born in 1979 (50). More babies were named Bucky in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
197950 babies
Total since 1880
1,027babies recorded

Bucky popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#8,1799
2010——
2000——
1990#5,4349
1980#2,11925
1970#1,94521
1960#2,05016
1950#1,46925
1940#2,6928
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Bucky, counting every spelling?

Bucky has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bucky?

About 700 people born in the US named Bucky are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 47 and 68. That makes Bucky mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Bucky by state

How common Bucky was among boys born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.2×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Bucky, boys, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Bucky: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bucky, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Bucky

How popular is the name Bucky?

Bucky was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1279th; the most babies were born in 1979 (50). More babies were named Bucky in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Bucky a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bucky in the US.

Where was Bucky most popular?

In 1977–1981, Bucky was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Georgia.