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Boy name#466 of boy names

Tucker

Pronounced T AH1 K ER0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2014
  • 141 years in use
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How popular is Tucker?

Tucker is a boys' name, and first appears in 1884. It has been given to 53,526 children — the 466th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2014, when 2,422 children were given it.

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2014Boys: 2,422Girls: 17

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T AH1 K ER0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Tucker

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Tucker

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Tucker?
Tucker ranks 466th among boys' names in US records, with 53,526 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 20,627.
Is Tucker a unisex name?
No. Tucker is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tucker most popular?
2014, when 2,422 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.