Tucker

#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · #181 for boys in 2025, 2,008 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#173
2016 · 2,311 births
Debut · boys
1884
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
55,150
since 1884

Tucker over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Tucker has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #173, 2016boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,86011#1812,008
2024#8,94611#2001,785
2023#8,48612#2051,810
2022#8,54212#1971,934
2021#9,56210#1802,138
2020#6,62917#1912,013
2019#9,11211#1952,018
2018#8,14613#1832,171
2017#6,53118#1792,223
2016#7,60215#1732,311
2015#8,00814#1862,235
2014#6,98717#1762,422
2013#7,37216#1792,241
2012#9,71111#1852,044
2011#9,72311#1961,840
2010#9,23112#2041,754
2009#15,2426#2261,612
2008#9,47612#2381,544
2007#9,00713#2461,464
2006#11,4179#2621,312
2005#9,45211#2731,224
2004#9,26411#2871,107
2003#12,4087#2951,040
2002#7,81613#296999
2001#8,75811#2871,041
2000#7,15814#2881,047
1999#9,4799#296971
1998#5,36319#306920
1997#9,8028#302902
1996#6,06415#326803
1995—#348709
1994#7,09712#352694
1993#8,7199#382601
1992—#442498
1991—#445488
1990#10,1937#475434
1989—#497371
1988—#626228
1987—#772142
1986#8,5237#860111
1985—#748141
1984—#713149
1983—#786123
1982—#90797
1981—#96487
1980—#878103
1979—#97682
1978—#96780
1977—#1,04768
1976—#1,04264
1975—#1,06561
1974—#1,35140
1973—#1,61229
1972—#1,32740
1971—#1,40037
1970—#1,74325
1969—#1,68024
1968—#1,73121
1967—#1,38830
1966—#1,54025
1965—#1,51326
1964—#2,8549
1963—#2,11515
1962—#1,89618
1961—#2,07016
1960—#2,21014
1959—#3,0378
1958—#1,64423
1957—#2,01916
1956—#2,09115
1955—#1,68221
1954—#2,59210
1953—#2,7099
1952—#2,25112
1951—#1,90416
1950—#2,11113
1949—#1,87216
1948—#2,32611
1947—#1,85017
1946—#1,44024
1945—#2,7437
1944—#1,89014
1943—#2,7328
1942—#1,94614
1941—#2,4919
1940—#2,4789
1939—#3,1136
1938—#2,8687
1937—#2,33210
1936—#2,6298
1935—#1,75716
1934—#2,12112
1933—#2,7388
1932—#2,8498
1931—#2,47110
1930—#3,2897
1929—#3,5596
1928—#3,3577
1927—#2,9129
1926—#2,9049
1925—#2,58811
1924—#2,34713
1923—#4,2395
1922—#4,3075
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1919—#4,1685
1918—#3,0968
1917—#2,7329
1916—#2,38911
1915—#2,6219
1914—#2,10110
1913—#2,8215
1912—#1,8858
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five boys were named Tucker! It came in at #971, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1884–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Tucker is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMINew York: #1,057 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 20,366 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedRIOregon: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,595 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedINOhio: #619 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,582 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #928 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 17,561 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedHITexas: #833 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 13,302 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Tucker, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#337 · 1 in 3,595
  2. Ohio#619 · 1 in 12,582
  3. Texas#833 · 1 in 13,302
  4. California#928 · 1 in 17,561
  5. New York#1,057 · 1 in 20,366

Best ever in a state: #24 in Montana, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#33751 in 3,595
Ohio#61961 in 12,582
Texas#833111 in 13,302
California#928131 in 17,561
New York#1,05761 in 20,366
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tucker
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 19 spots since 2024 (#200 → #181)
  • 10 spots since 2020 (#191 → #181)
  • 5 spots since 2015 (#186 → #181)
  • Biggest jump: 146 spots in 1988 (#772 → #626)
  • Biggest drop: 112 spots in 1986 (#748 → #860)
Rise & fade · boys
132 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 2016 at #173 (2,311 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1978–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 793
  • Highest: 1 in 793 boys born in 2014 were named Tucker (0.13%)
  • Latest: 1 in 851 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
  • Its best rank, #173 in 2016, was only 1 in 821 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 38.5% of all boys named Tucker (21,259) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#971 (1884)#971
1890s5#1,074 (1894)#1,074
1900s6#1,277 (1909)#1,277
1910s65#1,885 (1912)#2,727
1920s72#2,347 (1924)#3,300
1930s92#1,757 (1935)#2,617
1940s129#1,440 (1946)#2,177
1950s143#1,644 (1958)#2,204
1960s198#1,388 (1967)#1,900
1970s526#967 (1978)#1,253
1980s1,552#497 (1989)#775
1990s7,020#296 (1999)#367
2000s12,390#226 (2009)#270
2010s21,259#173 (2016)#186
2020s11,688#180 (2021)#192

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tucker in 1986

girls
#8,523
7 births · 1 in 245,078 girls
boys
#860
111 births · 1 in 16,590 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #8,523Tucker7

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #860Tucker111
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 245,078 of them was named Tucker, which outranked 33.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tucker
  1. #7,749Zola8
  2. #7,749Zoraya8
  3. #7,749Zyanya8
  4. #8,523Tucker7
  5. #8,523Aaisha7
  6. #8,523Abagael7
  7. #8,523Abbygail7
  8. #9,545Aasiya6
  9. #9,545Abrianna6
  10. #9,545Adaeze6

Tied with 1,021 names at #8,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 16,590 of them was named Tucker, which outranked 89.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tucker
  1. #854Rhett113
  2. #858Dandre112
  3. #858Justine112
  4. #860Tucker111
  5. #860Andreas111
  6. #860Denis111
  7. #860Donta111
  8. #867Channing110
  9. #867Delbert110
  10. #867Randell110

Tied with 6 names at #860; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →