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Buckley

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Buckley is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 75 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
750.00% of boys
Peak year
202475 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1916
1,019people given the name
Babies named Buckley, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,019 boys have been named Buckley in the United States since 1916, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 75 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1990, and the 2020s alone account for 29%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Buckley
1910s15
1920s52
1930s66
1940s49
1950s67
1960s93
1970s106
1980s60
1990s20
2000s48
2010s147
2020s296

In 2024, its biggest year

Buckley was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Buckley

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.