Huck
Huck was the 1909th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1310th with 139 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 200 places. More babies were named Huck in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,909 boys, down 507 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 82boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018139 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,570babies recorded
Huck popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,909 | 82 |
| 2020 | #1,402 | 124 |
| 2010 | #2,927 | 40 |
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How popular is Huck, counting every spelling?
Huck is the most common spelling of a name family that had 82 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 82 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huck | 82 | #1,909 | 538 |
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 Huck?
82 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Huck (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Huck 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 102 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Huck.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Huck?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Huck are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Huck a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Huck by state
How common Huck was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (3.4×), Tennessee (2.3×). In 33 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 Huck: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Huck, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Huck
How popular is the name Huck?
Huck was the 1909th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1310th with 139 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 200 places. More babies were named Huck in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Huck a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Huck in the US.
Where is Huck most popular?
In 2021–2025, Huck was most common in Wisconsin (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Tennessee.