Fun Facts About the Name Tuck
- 299 babies named Tuck: U.S. records list 299 babies given the name Tuck from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tuck Mean?
Tuck is an English name with more than one explanation. It is often a short form of Tucker, an occupational surname for a tucker - a fuller who cleaned and thickened woolen cloth. That term belongs to the cloth trade and is not the modern verb meaning "to push into a fold." Separately, the English surname Tuck has been explained as a nickname from Middle English tucke, "tuft or lock of hair." These derivations are distinct, and no single meaning can be assigned to every bearer.
Tuck Name History & Origins
The English surname Tucker comes from the Middle English occupational term tucker, a cloth worker. The shorter Tuck can be a reduced form of Tucker, but it also appears as an English surname in its own right; the nickname explanation from Middle English tucke belongs to that separate surname history.
As a given name, Tuck is used in English-speaking countries, often as a familiar form of Tucker or as a name taken from the surname. Friar Tuck, the comic friar in the Robin Hood tradition, is a literary bearer. That fictional association is separate from the documented history of the surname and should not be treated as the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Tuck?
Tuck has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #3,656 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,110 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,411 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #5,644 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #5,193 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #5,753 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,586 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #6,073 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #4,210 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #4,921 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #4,607 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #5,040 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,049 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #3,656 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #5,703 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #9,532 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #10,896 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,434 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,714 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #11,949 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1925 | #4,818 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Tuck Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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