Buck · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Buck, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1881	139
1882	106
1883	48
1884	114
1885	167
1886	108
1887	138
1888	149
1889	81
1890	81
1891	198
1892	139
1893	125
1894	104
1895	102
1896	159
1897	142
1898	139
1899	198
1900	213
1901	113
1902	139
1903	201
1904	226
1905	204
1906	180
1907	225
1908	220
1909	244
1910	252
1911	204
1912	133
1913	111
1914	98
1915	94
1916	107
1917	93
1918	91
1919	104
1920	84
1921	84
1922	71
1923	75
1924	57
1925	74
1926	68
1927	61
1928	68
1929	48
1930	61
1931	64
1932	70
1933	72
1934	64
1935	69
1936	67
1937	69
1938	47
1939	37
1940	41
1941	42
1942	32
1943	28
1944	25
1945	30
1946	29
1947	25
1948	28
1949	24
1950	23
1951	19
1952	19
1953	22
1954	21
1955	22
1956	28
1957	20
1958	15
1959	27
1960	29
1961	21
1962	26
1963	21
1964	23
1965	19
1966	22
1967	20
1968	34
1969	32
1970	39
1971	32
1972	41
1973	38
1974	39
1975	34
1976	54
1977	52
1978	46
1979	54
1980	53
1981	54
1982	55
1983	41
1984	37
1985	33
1986	35
1987	31
1988	27
1989	32
1990	28
1991	12
1992	21
1993	11
1994	12
1995	11
1996	13
1997	7
1998	10
1999	9
2000	6
2001	9
2002	10
2003	6
2004	11
2005	13
2006	8
2007	11
2008	11
2009	11
2010	11
2011	8
2012	12
2013	12
2014	21
2015	14
2016	20
2017	30
2018	20
2019	25
2020	26
2021	33
2022	28
2023	40
2024	32
2025	44

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Buck isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Buck

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 76
Rank in 2025: #1,992
How rare: 1 in 22,474 boys
Since 1880: 6,610

Most popular in 1910, at 252 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 216% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.