Tucker
An English occupational surname for a fuller of cloth, from a dialect use of tuck meaning to beat or stretch woven wool.
Tucker in 2025
Tucker was given to 2,019 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 339th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,642 babies born.
The history of Tucker
Tucker reached its highest point in 2014, when 2,439 babies were given the name, ranking 314th that year.
Across the 142 years of records since 1884, 55,554 babies have been named Tucker. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Tucker by decade
| Decade | Babies named Tucker | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,139 |
| 1890s | 5 | 2,683 |
| 1900s | 6 | 3,312 |
| 1910s | 65 | 3,996 |
| 1920s | 72 | 4,862 |
| 1930s | 92 | 3,626 |
| 1940s | 129 | 3,203 |
| 1950s | 143 | 3,889 |
| 1960s | 198 | 3,437 |
| 1970s | 526 | 2,335 |
| 1980s | 1,559 | 1,087 |
| 1990s | 7,099 | 609 |
| 2000s | 12,497 | 429 |
| 2010s | 21,397 | 314 |
| 2020s | 11,761 | 320 |
Where Tucker is heading
Tucker has fallen 10% over the past decade, from 2,249 babies in 2015 to 2,019 in 2025.
Names like Tucker
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Tucker.