How Many People Are Named Huck?
An estimated 1,477 people in the United States have the first name Huck. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Huck peaked in popularity in 2018 with 139 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Huck 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 Huck paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Huck is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,477
About 1 in 232,061 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2018
139 births
Total Registered
1,488
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Huck
Huck is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,488 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Huck as a male name
Ranked #1,733 in 2024
95 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (139 births)
Huck: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Huck span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 833 babies were registered. While Huck is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Huck by Decade
How has Huck 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.
Huck by State
Birth registrations for Huck span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia. The lowest are in South Carolina, Alabama, Utah. On average, about 22 Hucks were registered per state.
Huck + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Huck as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Huck
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Huck: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huck?
We estimate approximately 1,477 people named Huck 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 232,061 Americans share this first name.
Is Huck a common name?
Huck is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,488 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Huck most popular?
Huck reached peak popularity in 2018, when 139 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Huck is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Huck a male name?
Huck is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Huck Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Huck Smith, Huck Johnson, Huck 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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