Buchanan vs Buck

Side-by-side comparison of Buchanan and Buck — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Buchanan

Boy name · Rank #9360

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Name B

Buck

Boy name · Rank #2470

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Metric Buchanan Buck
Current Rank #9360 #2470
Total Births (all years) 87 6,534
Peak Year 2020 1919
Peak Year Births 10 102
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Buchanan Buck
1880ss — 120
1890ss — 157
1900ss — 272
1910ss — 728
1920ss — 759
1930ss — 653
1940ss — 442
1950ss — 439
1960ss — 473
1970ss — 710
1980ss — 727
1990ss 10 264
2000ss 6 192
2010ss 30 325
2020ss 41 273

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Buchanan Buck
2014 — 41
2015 8 27
2016 7 38
2017 — 55
2018 6 36
2019 9 45
2020 10 45
2021 10 57
2022 7 49
2023 6 67
2024 8 55

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1996–2024.

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