Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Buck
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1919
Peak births
102
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Buck
How many people are named Buck?
An estimated 3,297 living Americans are named Buck.
How rare is Buck?
Buck is uncommon among babies today, with 76 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 25.5% from its 1919 peak.
How old is the typical Buck?
The median age of a living American named Buck is approximately 45 years, with most bearers falling between 24 and 57 years old.
Is Buck still popular?
Yes — Buck is currently rising in popularity, with 76 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Buck most common?
Buck has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 6.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19192025
Peak year
1919
Decline from peak
25.5%
2025
76
All-time
6,610
Where it lives now
Buck is most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Buck is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.