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Buchanan

/bjuˈkænən/ · 100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Buchanan has been given to about 101 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/bjuˈkænən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 99
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Buchanan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 13
  • Born in 202513
  • All time101

How popular is Buchanan?

Its best year was 2025, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6514th. The typical living American called Buchanan is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Buchanan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brayan0.57
  2. Lachlan0.57
  3. Canaan0.57
  4. Brandan0.57
  5. Hasan0.57
  6. Hassan0.55
  7. Brennan0.53
  8. Lochlan0.53

Middle names for Buchanan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Buchanan John0.79
  2. Buchanan Lee0.79
  3. Buchanan Ross0.78
  4. Buchanan Quinn0.78
  5. Buchanan Jude0.78
  6. Buchanan Finn0.78

Sibling names for Buchanan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.81
  2. Azaiahbrother · 0.80
  3. Matheobrother · 0.80
  4. Oziasbrother · 0.80
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.79
  6. Rynleesister · 0.79

Where Buchanan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Buchanan White0.74
    2. Buchanan Reyes0.74
    3. Buchanan Moore0.74
    4. Buchanan Lee0.74
    5. Buchanan Hill0.74
    6. Buchanan Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Buchanan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.