How Many People Are Named Buckley?
An estimated 834 people in the United States have the first name Buckley. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Buckley peaked in popularity in 2024 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Buckley 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 Buckley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
834
About 1 in 410,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2024
75 births
Total Registered
1,019
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Buckley
Buckley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,019 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Buckley as a male name
Ranked #2,025 in 2024
75 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (75 births)
Buckley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Buckley span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 296 babies were registered. Buckley remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Buckley by Decade
How has Buckley 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.
Buckley by State
Birth registrations for Buckley span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Wisconsin, Michigan, California. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 7 Buckleys were registered per state.
Buckley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Buckley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Buckley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Buckley?
We estimate approximately 834 people named Buckley 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 410,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Buckley a common name?
Buckley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,019 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Buckley most popular?
Buckley reached peak popularity in 2024, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Buckley is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Buckley a male name?
Buckley is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Buckley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Buckley Smith, Buckley Johnson, Buckley 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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