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Huck

/ˈhʌk/ · 100% boys · 82 born in 2025

Huck has been given to about 1,570 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈhʌk/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,561
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Huck per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 139
  • Born in 202582
  • All time1,570

How popular is Huck?

Its best year was 2018, when 139 babies were given the name, ranking 1310th. The typical living American called Huck is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Huck

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Chuck0.82
  2. Buck0.77
  3. Hugh0.62
  4. Hugo0.45
  5. Huey0.45

Middle names for Huck

Ranked by flow score
  1. Huck Thomas0.74
  2. Huck James0.74
  3. Huck Cole0.73
  4. Huck Miles0.73
  5. Huck Wilder0.72
  6. Huck Paul0.55

Sibling names for Huck

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.95
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.95
  3. Jaxxonbrother · 0.94
  4. Emilianasister · 0.94
  5. Laylanisister · 0.94
  6. Rowyneither · 0.93

Where Huck is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Tennessee0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. North Carolina0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Huck Evans0.73
  2. Huck Edwards0.73
  3. Huck Anderson0.73
  4. Huck Allen0.73
  5. Huck Adams0.73
  6. Huck Wilson0.69

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 Huck

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

Huck across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.