Tucker
Meaning
occupational surname, "one who tucks cloth"
Goes by Tuck
The story
Tucker is an occupational surname, the worker who finished woven cloth, a cousin trade to Fuller and Walker, and as an American first name it climbed for twelve straight decades before easing. From single digits in the 1890s it rose without one down decade through the 2010s: about 530 in the 1970s, 1,600 in the 1980s, 7,100 in the 1990s, 12,500 in the 2000s, 21,400 in the 2010s, with 11,800 so far this decade. That twelve-decade escalator is rarer than it looks; most surname names spike and settle. Tucker simply kept being chosen, overwhelmingly for boys, about 55,100 to 400 in our records. It rides the occupational wave with Carter, Cooper and Parker, and Tuck is the natural short form, friendly as a screen door.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tucker peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Tucker
Most people given the name Tucker in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Tucker deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Tucker truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Tucker fits with your family’s names and surname.
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