Buck: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “male deer”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BUK · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
From the English word buck, originally meaning a male deer or goat; also used as a nickname and surname before becoming a given name. It can suggest rugged, outdoorsy imagery.
How popular is Buck?
Babies named Buck in 202455
2024 rank#2,470 boys
Peak year1910
Total US babies since 18806,534
Buck is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Buck
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Buck questions
What does the name Buck mean?
Buck means "male deer". It comes from English. From the English word buck, originally meaning a male deer or goat; also used as a nickname and surname before becoming a given name. It can suggest rugged, outdoorsy imagery.
Is Buck a boy or girl name?
Buck is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Buck?
55 US babies were named Buck in 2024. Its peak year was 1910.
How do you pronounce Buck?
Buck is usually pronounced BUK.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.