Boys' name · since 1947

Buckie

Buckie has 11 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#33,259 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1947
1940s
peak decade

Buckie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1947.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buckie has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1978.

  • #33,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1947
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buckie ranks #33,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1947, peaking in the 1940s.

#33,259 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1947
1940s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Buckie's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Buckie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Buckie splits its recorded history at 1978: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Buckie popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1947)
6
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 19471978 5

Buckie by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1940s was Buckie's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Buckie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buckie? ▼
Buckie has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1947, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,259 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 6 babies were born in 1947, its single highest year.
Where does Buckie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buckie ranks #33,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Buckie since 1947 -- 32 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Buckie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buck, Buckley, Bucky, Buchanan, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Buckie's data

  • Buckie's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Buckie

Nearby Names Like Buckie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Buckie

Buck Boy
#1993 6,610 births
Buckley Boy
#2191 1,084 births
Bucky Boy
1,027 births
Buchanan Boy
#6630 101 births
Bucklee Boy
#7650 41 births

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Fairbanks
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Adele
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Erna
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Buckie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1947–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Buckie 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 August 2026.