Tucker is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tucker in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2024
#1859
US Rank #200
About the Name Tucker
Tucker is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 629 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1782 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Tucker is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #200, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tucker
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Tucker per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tucker in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tucker is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 629 places over the last five years to #1859 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tucker is more popular in the US (#200) than in the UK (#1859). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Tucker include: Tony Tucker — Tony Craig Tucker is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1998.; Tucker Carlson — Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative political activist and commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023.; Kyle Tucker — Kyle Daniel Tucker, nicknamed "King Tuck", is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB)..
Tucker appears in the US top 500 at #200 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
13
UK babies named Tucker (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 629 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tucker
Likely around 1 other Tucker in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Tucker
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tony Craig Tucker is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1998. He won the IBF heavyweight title in 1987, and was the shortest-reigning world heavyweight champion at just 64 days.
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative political activist and commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023, when his contract with Fox News was terminated.
Kyle Daniel Tucker, nicknamed "King Tuck", is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs.
Cole Bryson Tucker is an American former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Los Angeles Angels.
Bobby Tucker was a pianist and arranger during the jazz era from the 1940s into the 1960s. He is most famous for being Billie Holiday's accompanist from 1946 to 1949 and Billy Eckstine's from 1950 to 1993.