Buchanan vs Buckley

Side-by-side comparison of Buchanan and Buckley — 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

Buckley

Boy name · Rank #2024

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Metric Buchanan Buckley
Current Rank #9360 #2024
Total Births (all years) 87 1,019
Peak Year 2020 2024
Peak Year Births 10 75
Peak Decade 2020ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Buchanan Buckley
1910ss — 15
1920ss — 52
1930ss — 66
1940ss — 49
1950ss — 67
1960ss — 93
1970ss — 106
1980ss — 60
1990ss 10 20
2000ss 6 48
2010ss 30 147
2020ss 41 296

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Buchanan Buckley
2014 — 13
2015 8 12
2016 7 18
2017 — 25
2018 6 20
2019 9 25
2020 10 36
2021 10 48
2022 7 69
2023 6 68
2024 8 75

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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