boy's name
Tucker
TUK-ər
- Origin English
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 57,739
the United States
#181
2025 births
Tucker is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "cloth fuller." A tucker beat and cleaned woven wool to thicken it — one of the noisiest and least pleasant trades in medieval England.
- Tucker is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2014, when 2,439 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,642 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tucker over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 65 |
| 1920s | 72 |
| 1930s | 92 |
| 1940s | 129 |
| 1950s | 143 |
| 1960s | 198 |
| 1970s | 526 |
| 1980s | 1,559 |
| 1990s | 7,099 |
| 2000s | 12,497 |
| 2010s | 21,397 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 11,761 |
What Tucker means
Tucker means one who fulls cloth. Fulling meant pounding woven wool in water to mat the fibers and thicken it, and the tucker was the person who did it.
Where Tucker comes from
Tucker comes from the Old English tucian, to torment or beat, applied to the fuller's trade of pounding wet wool to thicken and clean it. The same job produced the surnames Fuller in the south-east and Walker in the north, because fulling was originally done by treading — so Tucker, Fuller and Walker are three surnames for one occupation, distributed by dialect. It is a distinctly West Country surname. Its use as a first name is American and recent.
Tucker in use
Our data shows Tucker stable, peaking in 2014, and it first appears in our records in 1884. It belongs to the American occupational-surname group with Cooper, Sawyer and Parker — and it is the clearest illustration on this site of how one medieval trade produced three unrelated-looking surnames.
How popular is Tucker?
In 2025, Tucker was given to 2,019 babies in the United States, ranking #181 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Tucker is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tucker
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tucker also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tucker over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Tucker
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Tucker in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Tuck
Sibling names for Tucker
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tucker — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tucker
What does the name Tucker mean?
Tucker means "cloth fuller" — one who beat and cleaned woven wool to thicken it.
Are Tucker, Fuller and Walker related?
They are three surnames for the same medieval trade, distributed by dialect — Walker because fulling was originally done by treading.
Is Tucker used in Britain?
As a West Country surname, yes. As a first name it is almost entirely American.
How popular is the name Tucker?
In 2025, Tucker was given to 2,019 babies in the United States, ranking #181 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Tucker a girl's or a boy's name?
Tucker is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tucker?
Tucker has 2 syllables.
When was Tucker most popular?
Tucker peaked in 2014, when 2,439 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Tucker?
Tucker is usually shortened to Tuck.
Is Tucker a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tucker currently ranks #181 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.