How Many People Are Named Bucky?
An estimated 801 people in the United States have the first name Bucky. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Bucky peaked in popularity in 1979 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bucky 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 Bucky paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
801
About 1 in 427,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1979
50 births
Total Registered
1,027
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bucky
Bucky is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,027 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bucky as a male name
Ranked #12,584 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (50 births)
Bucky: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bucky span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 268 babies were registered. Bucky has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bucky by Decade
How has Bucky 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.
Bucky + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bucky as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bucky
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bucky: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bucky?
We estimate approximately 801 people named Bucky 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 427,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Bucky a common name?
Bucky is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,027 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bucky most popular?
Bucky reached peak popularity in 1979, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bucky is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bucky a male name?
Bucky is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bucky Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bucky Smith, Bucky Johnson, Bucky 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.
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