How Many People Are Named Buck?
An estimated 3,535 people in the United States have the first name Buck. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Buck peaked in popularity in 1919 with 102 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Buck as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Buck paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,535
About 1 in 96,960 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1919
102 births
Total Registered
6,534
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Buck
Buck is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,534 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Buck as a male name
Ranked #2,472 in 2024
55 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (102 births)
Buck: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Buck span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 759 babies were registered. While Buck is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Buck by Decade
How has Buck tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Buck by State
Birth registrations for Buck span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in West Virginia, Wisconsin, Oregon. On average, about 83 Bucks were registered per state.
Buck + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Buck as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Buck
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Buck: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Buck?
We estimate approximately 3,535 people named Buck are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 96,960 Americans share this first name.
Is Buck a common name?
Buck is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,534 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Buck most popular?
Buck reached peak popularity in 1919, when 102 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Buck is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Buck a male name?
Buck is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Buck Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Buck Smith, Buck Johnson, Buck Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me