Is Buck a boy or girl name?
Buck is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 55 boys were named Buck, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,534 US babies named Buck were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,472
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Buck since 1880
- 6,534
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 102 babies
Boys and girls named Buck, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 272 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 728 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 759 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 653 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 442 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 473 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 710 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 727 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 264 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 325 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 273 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,677 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,771 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,178 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,895 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,271 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,466 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,543 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,601 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,284 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,393 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,104 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,629 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,029 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,925 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,208 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,323 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,620 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,608 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,480 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,932 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,204 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,037 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,158 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,761 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 57 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 99 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 96 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 94 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 93 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 76 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 85 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 85 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 53 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 59 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 67 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 73 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 58 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 59 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 61 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 58 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 59 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 45 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 43 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 45 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 47 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 41 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 40 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 52 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 47 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 41 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 52 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 74 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 70 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 72 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 66 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 71 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 73 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 67 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 67 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 52 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 75 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 69 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 75 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 83 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 65 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 82 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 77 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 92 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 89 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 102 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 92 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 86 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 95 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 80 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 64 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 57 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 57 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 46 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 49 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 40 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 34 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 33 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 24 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 27 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 29 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 24 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 17 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 32 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 21 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 16 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 19 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 14 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 17 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 20 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 18 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #933 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Buck reached #365 in 1910. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.