Buck
Boy nameBuck has been given to 6,610 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1919.
Meaning & origin /bʌk/
For both the English surname and given name, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a buck. * Also as an English topographic surname, from Middle English buk (modern beech). * As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from Burkhard, compare Burkhart. * As a north German and Danish surname, from Middle Low German bûk (“belly”), from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz. Compare Bauch. * Also as a German and Dutch surname, variant of Bock. * Also as a German surname, variant of Puck. * As a Germanized Lower SorbianA
Origin: Old English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
6,610
Peak year
1919 (102 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +181%
Gender split
All boys
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Buck.
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