Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Buck

#1,475 most common boys' name of all time · #3,553 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,475
Rank overall
#3,553 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
6,610
Since 2016
524
Peak year
1919 #599
Best rank
#368 1910
Girls Boys peak 102/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Buck is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 76 76 #1,993
2024 — 55 55 #2,476
2023 — 68 68 #2,131
2022 — 49 49 #2,676
2021 — 57 57 #2,375
2020 — 45 45 #2,729
2019 — 45 45 #2,772
2018 — 36 36 #3,174
2017 — 55 55 #2,347
2016 — 38 38 #3,060
2015 — 27 27 #3,887
2014 — 41 41 #2,847
2013 — 23 23 #4,184
2012 — 23 23 #4,257
2011 — 16 16 #5,436
2010 — 21 21 #4,521
2009 — 21 21 #4,587
2008 — 23 23 #4,272
2007 — 22 22 #4,380
2006 — 17 17 #5,079
2005 — 26 26 #3,620
2004 — 22 22 #4,009
2003 — 12 12 #5,884
2002 — 19 19 #4,193
2001 — 18 18 #4,312
2000 — 12 12 #5,603
1999 — 17 17 #4,176
1998 — 20 20 #3,603
1997 — 14 14 #4,464
1996 — 25 25 #2,918
1995 — 21 21 #3,204
1994 — 23 23 #3,037
1993 — 21 21 #3,147
1992 — 42 42 #1,915
1991 — 24 24 #2,756
1990 — 57 57 #1,502
1989 — 65 65 #1,362
1988 — 51 51 #1,484
1987 — 57 57 #1,297
1986 — 64 64 #1,190
1985 — 61 61 #1,216
1984 — 67 67 #1,099
1983 — 73 73 #1,035
1982 — 99 99 #900
1981 — 96 96 #916
1980 — 94 94 #921
1979 — 93 93 #909
1978 — 76 76 #990
1977 — 85 85 #921
1976 — 85 85 #900
1975 — 53 53 #1,162
1974 — 62 62 #1,047
1973 — 59 59 #1,057
1972 — 67 67 #988
1971 — 56 56 #1,093
1970 — 73 73 #933
1969 — 58 58 #1,010
1968 — 59 59 #949
1967 — 35 35 #1,275
1966 — 39 39 #1,201
1965 — 36 36 #1,275
1964 — 46 46 #1,135
1963 — 42 42 #1,204
1962 — 53 53 #1,048
1961 — 44 44 #1,197
1960 — 61 61 #975
1959 — 58 58 #1,013
1958 — 32 32 #1,379
1957 — 44 44 #1,170
1956 — 59 59 #971
1955 — 45 45 #1,105
1954 — 43 43 #1,142
1953 — 44 44 #1,109
1952 — 36 36 #1,231
1951 — 36 36 #1,225
1950 — 42 42 #1,089
1949 — 43 43 #1,073
1948 — 49 49 #1,005
1947 — 45 45 #1,085
1946 — 47 47 #991
1945 — 41 41 #997
1944 — 34 34 #1,139
1943 — 40 40 #1,077
1942 — 44 44 #1,012
1941 — 52 52 #881
1940 — 47 47 #932
1939 — 41 41 #999
1938 — 52 52 #863
1937 — 74 74 #697
1936 — 70 70 #716
1935 — 72 72 #720
1934 — 66 66 #755
1933 — 71 71 #724
1932 — 73 73 #732
1931 — 67 67 #761
1930 — 67 67 #790
1929 — 52 52 #934
1928 — 75 75 #740
1927 — 69 69 #802
1926 — 75 75 #740
1925 — 83 83 #712
1924 — 65 65 #854
1923 — 82 82 #720
1922 — 77 77 #756
1921 — 92 92 #675
1920 — 89 89 #677
1919 — 102 102 #599
1918 — 92 92 #643
1917 — 86 86 #644
1916 — 95 95 #599
1915 — 80 80 #650
1914 — 64 64 #636
1913 — 57 57 #585
1912 — 57 57 #528
1911 — 46 46 #431
1910 — 49 49 #368
1909 — 40 40 #386
1908 — 34 34 #412
1907 — 33 33 #394
1906 — 24 24 #463
1905 — 27 27 #419
1904 — 29 29 #388
1903 — 24 24 #410
1902 — 17 17 #535
1901 — 12 12 #627
1900 — 32 32 #401
1899 — 21 21 #411
1898 — 17 17 #519
1897 — 16 16 #510
1896 — 19 19 #480
1895 — 12 12 #632
1894 — 12 12 #619
1893 — 14 14 #536
1892 — 17 17 #493
1891 — 20 20 #395
1890 — 9 9 #716
1889 — 9 9 #709
1888 — 18 18 #463
1887 — 14 14 #486
1886 — 12 12 #575
1885 — 18 18 #438
1884 — 13 13 #543
1883 — 5 5 #948
1882 — 12 12 #573
1881 — 14 14 #484
1880 — 5 5 #944