US rank #1743 Boys' name Peak 2018 1,488 births

Huck — #1743 US boys' name

1,488 babies named Huck in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s752010s8332020s580
#1743
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Huck was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

139 babies were named Huck in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Huck

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,488 babies named Huck between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Huck currently holds the #1743 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 139 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Huck performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 833 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Huck shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 108 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Huck in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Huck 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 1,488 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.

Huck at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,488

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2018

139 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,743

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Huck popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
139
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
-50050100150 20242021201820152012200920062004 6

Huck by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
833 births that decade — 56% of Huck's all-time total
2000s752010s8332020s580

Huck by state

Where Huck concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Huck
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
108 7.3%
#2 Tennessee
48 3.2%
#3 Georgia
35 2.4%
#4 Wisconsin
35 2.4%
#5 California
34 2.3%
#6 North Carolina
31 2.1%
#7 Missouri
26 1.7%
#8 Washington
26 1.7%
Texas share of Huck's total US births 7.3%
Even split

108 of 1,488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Huck appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huck?
1,488 babies have been named Huck since 2004. It currently ranks #1743 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 139 births.
When was Huck most popular?
Huck was most popular in the 2010s decade with 833 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Huck most popular?
The top states for the name Huck are Texas (108 births), Tennessee (48 births), Georgia (35 births).
How long has the name Huck been used?
Huck has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Huck?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Huckleberry, Huckson, Huckston, Hucksley, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.