Tucker is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tucker means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tucker across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tucker has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tucker is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “cloth softener, fuller”. From an English occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 55,554 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 125 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tucker per year, United States (1884 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (2,439/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (14/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (3/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2018 (3/yr).
Tucker has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #314 nationally (given to 2,443 babies that year).
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