Recorded 1947–1978 Boys' name Peak 1947 11 births

Buckie — boys' name

11 babies named Buckie in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61970s5
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Buckie was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

6 babies were named Buckie in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Buckie

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Buckie between 1947 and 1978, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Buckie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buckie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Buckie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buckie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Buckie at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

11

Since 1947

32 years of records

Peak year

1947

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1947

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1978

Buckie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1947

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1947)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 19781947 6

Buckie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 55% of Buckie's all-time total
1940s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buckie?
11 babies have been named Buckie since 1947. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1947 with 6 births.
When was Buckie most popular?
Buckie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Buckie been used?
Buckie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 32 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Buckie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buck, Bucky, Buckley, Buchanan, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.