Boys' name · since 1916
Buckley
1,084 babies named Buckley in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Buckley currently ranks #2191 among boys' names in America, with 1,084 babies recorded since 1916.
Buckley has 1,084 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2191 as of the latest data, more common than 84% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #4,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,191 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,084 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buckley ranks #4,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,191 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,084 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Buckley's 1,084 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.
How Buckley compares
1,084 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 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
Buckley's all-time total is 194% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Buckley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,084 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Buckley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Buckley's full recorded timeline at 1971, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Buckley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Buckley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (361 births, 33% of the file).
2020s was Buckley's strongest decade.
361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Buckley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 52
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 66
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
361 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 361 births (33% of all-time use).
How Buckley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Buckley's total volume
Buckley by state
Where Buckley concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Idaho | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
24 of 1,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Buckley appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Wisconsin records the most Buckleys (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Buckley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
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, 1916–2025 (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 Buckley 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.