Boys' name · since 1922

Buckner

Buckner has 10 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,538 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1922
1920s
peak decade

Buckner sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1922.

Buckner has 10 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1950.

  • #34,538 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1922
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buckner ranks #34,538 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.

#34,538 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1922
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Buckner's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% 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.

Buckner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Buckner's full recorded timeline at 1950, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births.

Buckner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1950

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1922)
5
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
5 19221950 5

Buckner by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1920s was Buckner's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Buckner births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buckner? ▼
Buckner has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,538 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1950. 5 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
Where does Buckner sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buckner ranks #34,538 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 Buckner most popular? ▼
Buckner was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Buckner been used? ▼
Buckner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 29 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Buckner? ▼
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 Buckner's data

  • Buckner's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1950s (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 Buckner

Nearby Names Like Buckner

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

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Bucky Boy
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Buchanan Boy
#6630 101 births
Bucklee Boy
#7650 41 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Schley
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Pet
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Wert
10 births · Peak 1900
Every
10 births · Peak 1901
Zennie
10 births · Peak 1910

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Buckner: 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, 1922–1950 (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 Buckner 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.