Is Bucky a boy or girl name?

Bucky is a boy’s name. Of the 1,027 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bucky

Recorded 1931–2024 · United States

Bucky was most popular in 1979, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,179 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,027 people named Bucky.

Bucky over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bucky’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bucky a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bucky is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,027 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org