Total births
101
Boys' name · since 1996
Buchanan
101 babies named Buchanan in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8634
- among boys today
- 101
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other boys
Buchanan currently ranks #8634 among boys' names in America, with 101 babies recorded since 1996.
Buchanan has 101 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8634 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8634 among boys today
- 101 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
- 40% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Buchanan is currently the #8634 boys' name in America, more common than 40% of boys - 101 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8634
- among boys today
- 101
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other boys
Buchanan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8634
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 40% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Buchanan was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
13 babies were named Buchanan in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Buchanan compares
101 26th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Buchanan's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Buchanan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 23 | 22,252 |
Buchanan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Buchanan's full recorded timeline at 2019, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Buchanan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,634
Active since
1996
Buchanan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Buchanan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Buchanan's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Buchanan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 55 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Buchanan? ▼
Since 1996, Social Security records show 101 babies named Buchanan. Today it holds rank #8634 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 13 births.
When was Buchanan most popular? ▼
Buchanan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Buchanan been used? ▼
Records for Buchanan go back to 1996, giving 30 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Buchanan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buck, Buckley, Bucky, Bucklee, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Buchanan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Buchanan: #8634 Boys' Name - 101 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/buchanan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Buchanan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.