Buck Name Popularity

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How popular is Buck?

The rare name Buck was the 3,239th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Buck, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #365 in 1910.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1919 with 102 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Buck was 5 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Buck occurred roughly during the years 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1901-1904, 1905-1910, 1911-1916, 1965-1970, 2002-2005, and 2011-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1994-1997.

Where is the name Buck popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Buck's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Buck for their newborn has risen.

The name Buck is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Buck (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		35	3,239
2017		54	2,384
2016		38	3,059
2015		27	3,892
2014		40	2,893
2013		23	4,195
2012		23	4,266
2011		16	5,460
2010		21	4,539
2009		21	4,597
2008		23	4,278
2007		22	4,388
2006		17	5,099
2005		26	3,625
2004		22	4,029
2003		12	5,925
2002		19	4,205
2001		18	4,322
2000		12	5,618
1999		17	4,180
1998		20	3,607
1997		14	4,479
1996		25	2,932
1995		21	3,203
1994		23	3,037
1993		21	3,156
1992		42	1,922
1991		24	2,761
1990		57	1,501
1989		65	1,363
1988		51	1,483
1987		57	1,296
1986		64	1,189
1985		61	1,216
1984		67	1,098
1983		73	1,035
1982		99	900
1981		96	915
1980		94	918
1979		93	906
1978		76	989
1977		85	922
1976		85	899
1975		53	1,160
1974		63	1,038
1973		59	1,057
1972		67	987
1971		56	1,094
1970		73	932
1969		57	1,016
1968		59	946
1967		35	1,273
1966		39	1,201
1965		36	1,277
1964		46	1,130
1963		42	1,197
1962		53	1,046
1961		44	1,197
1960		61	974
1959		57	1,018
1958		33	1,345
1957		44	1,165
1956		59	972
1955		45	1,108
1954		43	1,137
1953		44	1,104
1952		36	1,229
1951		36	1,220
1950		42	1,086
1949		43	1,073
1948		49	1,003
1947		45	1,081
1946		47	983
1945		41	994
1944		34	1,139
1943		40	1,074
1942		44	1,009
1941		51	889
1940		47	929
1939		41	993
1938		52	860
1937		74	699
1936		70	714
1935		72	716
1934		66	754
1933		71	721
1932		73	730
1931		67	759
1930		67	785
1929		52	934
1928		75	740
1927		69	801
1926		75	738
1925		83	710
1924		65	849
1923		82	719
1922		77	754
1921		92	674
1920		89	677
1919		102	597
1918		92	642
1917		86	642
1916		95	597
1915		80	647
1914		64	632
1913		57	579
1912		57	521
1911		46	427
1910		49	365
1909		40	378
1908		34	404
1907		33	388
1906		24	456
1905		27	414
1904		29	380
1903		24	402
1902		17	524
1901		12	604
1900		32	393
1899		21	402
1898		17	510
1897		16	500
1896		19	466
1895		12	610
1894		12	597
1893		14	513
1892		17	482
1891		20	388
1890		9	673
1889		9	682
1888		18	447
1887		14	462
1886		12	548
1885		18	423
1884		13	523
1883		5	914
1882		12	544
1881		14	466
1880		5	933

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.