Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Buck

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Buck
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1919

Peak rank proxy

102

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19192024

Peak year

1919

Decline from peak

46.1%

2024

All-time

6,534

Buck is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1919, when 102 boys were named Buck.

In 2024, only 55 boys were given the name.

All told, about 6,534 Americans have been named Buck and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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