US rank #200 Boys' name Peak 2014 53,133 births

Tucker — #200 US boys' name

53,133 babies named Tucker in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s51900s61910s651920s721930s921940s1301950s1431960s1981970s5271980s15531990s70202000s123902010s212552020s9672
#200
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Tucker was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

2,422 babies were named Tucker in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tucker

The Social Security Administration has registered 53,133 babies named Tucker between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tucker currently holds the #200 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 2,422 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tucker performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21,255 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Tucker shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,545 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Tucker in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tucker 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 53,133 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.

Tucker at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

53,133

Since 1884

141 years of records

Peak year

2014

2,422 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#200

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1884

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tucker popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1884

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2014)
2,422
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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Tucker popularity over time — girls

393 total births recorded since 1986 (Tucker as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 393 births
5101520 20242019201420092004199919931986 7

Tucker by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21,255 births that decade — 40% of Tucker's all-time total
1880s51890s51900s61910s651920s721930s921940s1301950s1431960s1981970s5271980s15531990s70202000s123902010s212552020s9672

Tucker by state

Where Tucker concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tucker
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,545 6.7%
#2 California
2,259 4.3%
#3 Tennessee
2,128 4.0%
#4 Georgia
2,122 4.0%
#5 North Carolina
2,028 3.8%
#6 Florida
2,005 3.8%
#7 Ohio
1,963 3.7%
#8 Missouri
1,892 3.6%
Texas share of Tucker's total US births 6.7%
Even split

3,545 of 53,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Tucker appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tucker?
53,133 babies have been named Tucker since 1884. It currently ranks #200 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 2,422 births.
When was Tucker most popular?
Tucker was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21,255 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Tucker most popular?
The top states for the name Tucker are Texas (3,545 births), California (2,259 births), Tennessee (2,128 births).
How long has the name Tucker been used?
Tucker has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 141 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tucker?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tuck, 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, 1884–2024 (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.