US rank #6216 Boys' name Peak 2013 284 births

Tuck — #6216 US boys' name

284 babies named Tuck in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52000s272010s1732020s79
#6216
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tuck was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

29 babies were named Tuck in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tuck

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Tuck between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tuck currently holds the #6216 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tuck performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tuck shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Tuck in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tuck 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 284 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.

Tuck at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

284

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

2013

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,216

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tuck popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
29
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220081925 5

Tuck by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
173 births that decade — 61% of Tuck's all-time total
1920s52000s272010s1732020s79

Tuck by state

Where Tuck concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tuck
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
10 3.5%
#2 Oklahoma
5 1.8%
Utah share of Tuck's total US births 3.5%
Even split

10 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tuck?
284 babies have been named Tuck since 1925. It currently ranks #6216 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 29 births.
When was Tuck most popular?
Tuck was most popular in the 2010s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Tuck most popular?
The top states for the name Tuck are Utah (10 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Tuck been used?
Tuck has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tuck?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tucker, Tucson. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1925–2024 (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.