US rank #7545 Boys' name Peak 2016 304 births

Huckleberry — #7545 US boys' name

304 babies named Huckleberry in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s482010s1792020s77
#7545
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Huckleberry was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

27 babies were named Huckleberry in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Huckleberry

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Huckleberry between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Huckleberry currently holds the #7545 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Huckleberry performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Huckleberry shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Huckleberry 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 304 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.

Huckleberry at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

304

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2016

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,545

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Huckleberry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
27
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201220092006 6

Huckleberry by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
179 births that decade — 59% of Huckleberry's all-time total
2000s482010s1792020s77

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huckleberry?
304 babies have been named Huckleberry since 2006. It currently ranks #7545 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 27 births.
When was Huckleberry most popular?
Huckleberry was most popular in the 2010s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Huckleberry been used?
Huckleberry has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Huckleberry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Huck, 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, 2006–2024 (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.