Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Tucker name popularity since 1925
55,443 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Tucker (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Tucker is about 14 years old in 2026. Tucker peaked in 2014 as the #176 name for boys, and it ranked #181 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 55,443
- Named Tucker, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #181
- for boys in 2025 (2,008 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 404 girls · 55,039 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 3.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Tucker made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Tucker births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Tucker both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Tucker became 4× more common, from 1 in 16,600 baby boys to 1 in 4,140.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Tucker's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Tucker.
Decade by decade
Babies named Tucker in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 42 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 92 | #1,828 |
| 1940s | 0 | 129 | #2,978 |
| 1950s | 0 | 143 | #1,723 |
| 1960s | 0 | 198 | #1,553 |
| 1970s | 0 | 526 | #1,082 |
| 1980s | 7 | 1,552 | #751 |
| 1990s | 79 | 7,020 | #348 |
| 2000s | 107 | 12,390 | #273 |
| 2010s | 138 | 21,259 | #186 |
| 2020–25 | 73 | 11,688 | #181 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.6% of babies named Tucker from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Tucker is most popular
The index compares Tucker's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Tucker.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 3.47× | 542 |
| Idaho | 3.26× | 694 |
| New Hampshire | 2.80× | 470 |
| North Dakota | 2.43× | 410 |
| South Dakota | 2.39× | 407 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Tucker's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Tucker.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Tucker (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data