boys' name ★ peaked 2014

Tucker

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #181 Trend → Stable

A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Rank 2025
#181
among boys · ↑19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,019
named Tucker · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 851
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
2,439 babies
All-time total
55,554
#472 all-time among boys
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Tucker popularity over time

55,554 babies have been named Tucker since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 5 5 1 – #1,113
1890s – 5 5 1 0% #1,222
1900s – 6 6 1 +20% #1,427
1910s – 65 65 7 +983% #2,035
1920s – 72 72 7 +11% #2,460
1930s – 92 92 9 +28% #1,828
1940s – 129 129 13 +40% #1,471
1950s – 143 143 14 +11% #1,675
1960s – 198 198 20 +38% #1,408
1970s – 526 526 53 +166% #968
1980s 7 1,552 1,559 156 +196% #497
1990s 79 7,020 7,099 710 +355% #296
2000s 107 12,390 12,497 1,250 +76% #226
2010s 138 21,259 21,397 2,140 +71% #173
2020s (to 2025) 73 11,688 11,761 1,960 -8% #180

Where Tucker is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,989 1.16 #186
2027 1,974 1.16 #187
2028 1,961 1.15 #187
2029 1,949 1.14 #188
2030 1,940 1.14 #188

Where Tucker is most popular

Boys named Tucker per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.12 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, West Virginia, and North Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Tucker born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 39 6.21 +454%
West Virginia 147 4.50 +302%
North Dakota 60 3.51 +214%
Wyoming 19 3.28 +193%
Maine 62 3.20 +185%
South Dakota 59 3.17 +183%
Kentucky 282 2.81 +151%
Arkansas 173 2.73 +144%
Missouri 374 2.70 +141%
Montana 46 2.61 +133%
Alabama 281 2.57 +129%
Mississippi 144 2.53 +126%
New Hampshire 56 2.52 +125%
Idaho 101 2.47 +120%
Iowa 168 2.44 +118%
Tennessee 439 2.43 +117%
Nebraska 101 2.32 +107%
Oklahoma 204 2.31 +106%
Wisconsin 272 2.30 +105%
Kansas 142 2.07 +85%
South Carolina 204 1.97 +76%
Indiana 306 1.91 +70%
Louisiana 195 1.91 +70%
Utah 171 1.79 +60%
Ohio 472 1.78 +59%
Minnesota 218 1.78 +59%
North Carolina 432 1.69 +51%
Georgia 423 1.67 +49%
Virginia 306 1.61 +44%
Oregon 111 1.46 +31%
Michigan 297 1.45 +29%
Maryland 149 1.25 +12%
Colorado 159 1.23 +10%
Washington 200 1.22 +9%
Pennsylvania 315 1.19 +6%
Massachusetts 153 1.11 ≈ national
Alaska 13 1.09 ≈ national
Connecticut 73 1.08 ≈ national
Illinois 275 1.08 ≈ national
Florida 418 0.883 -21%
Texas 755 0.857 -24%
Arizona 128 0.782 -30%
Rhode Island 11 0.675 -40%
Delaware 10 0.660 -41%
New York 246 0.568 -49%
Nevada 29 0.509 -55%
California 301 0.329 -71%
New Jersey 60 0.298 -73%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -86%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tucker

Tucker is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #181 in 2025 with 2,008 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 55,554 American babies have been named Tucker. Its peak came in 2014, when 2,439 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tucker stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tucker?

The median living Tucker is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 21. An estimated 55 thousand people named Tucker are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tucker year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 11 #9,420 2,008 #181
2024 11 #9,515 1,785 #200
2023 12 #8,950 1,810 #205
2022 12 #9,017 1,934 #197
2021 10 #10,242 2,138 #180
2020 17 #6,902 2,013 #191
2019 11 #9,687 2,018 #196
2018 13 #8,571 2,171 #183
2017 18 #6,785 2,223 #179
2016 15 #7,952 2,311 #173
2015 14 #8,410 2,235 #186
2014 17 #7,284 2,422 #176
2013 16 #7,725 2,241 #179
2012 11 #10,381 2,044 #185
2011 11 #10,342 1,840 #196
2010 12 #9,743 1,754 #204
2009 6 #17,149 1,612 #226
2008 12 #10,041 1,544 #238
2007 13 #9,509 1,464 #246
2006 9 #12,366 1,312 #263
2005 11 #10,090 1,224 #273
2004 11 #9,853 1,107 #287
2003 7 #13,763 1,040 #295
2002 13 #8,254 999 #296
2001 11 #9,320 1,041 #287
2000 14 #7,553 1,047 #288
1995 – – 709 #348
1990 7 #11,350 434 #475
1985 – – 141 #751
1980 – – 103 #888
1975 – – 61 #1,082
1970 – – 25 #1,791
1965 – – 26 #1,553
1960 – – 14 #2,307
1955 – – 21 #1,723
1950 – – 13 #2,200
1945 – – 7 #2,978
1940 – – 9 #2,657
1935 – – 16 #1,828
1930 – – 7 #3,572
1925 – – 11 #2,741
1920 – – 7 #3,787
1915 – – 9 #2,812
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tucker

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tucker Carlson Tucker Carlson American conservative political commentator (born 1969) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tucker, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tucker?

The median living Tucker is about 12 years old. Half of all living Tuckers are between 6 and 21 years old.

How many people named Tucker are alive today?

An estimated 55 thousand people named Tucker are alive in the United States, based on 55,554 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tucker mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

How popular is the name Tucker in 2025?

Tucker ranked #181 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,008 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tucker?

55,554 babies have been named Tucker in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tucker most popular?

Tucker peaked in 2014, when 2,439 newborns received the name.

Is Tucker a boy or girl name?

Tucker is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tucker rising or falling?

Tucker has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Tucker become more popular?

Tucker looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,940 boys named Tucker in 2030, ranking around #188. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tucker?

Well-known people named Tucker include Tucker Carlson (journalist).

Names like Tucker

Names that sound and feel close to Tucker: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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