Meaning
Cloth fuller, in the English occupational-surname route.
The occupational surname refers to a cloth fuller, a worker who made cloth denser. The exact personal-name entry links Tucker to this surname tradition.
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Tucker
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Origin
Southwestern English occupational surname, transferred into modern given-name use.
Given-name use follows a surname associated with cloth fulling in southwestern England. This describes a naming history rather than a bearer’s personal background.
English pronunciation
TUK-er (one recorded US English guide)
One bearer’s recorded US English reading in the school’s official guide. This is an approximate written aid; other families or languages may use a different pronunciation.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 111 · preliminary | 300 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 14 | 1798 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2018 | Boys | 3 | 704 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 3 | 829 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 11 | 8860 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 2,008 | 181 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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The exact English entry explicitly records given-name use transferred from a surname. This is documented usage, not an exclusive ancestry or gender classification. Teasing apart a name’s history does not prescribe how a person should identify. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact personal-name and linked occupational-word entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tucker&oldid=92060026. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented given-name bridge and historical occupation in original English. No literary quotation, image or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: Cloth fuller, in the English occupational-surname route.
Checked against cited source
The occupational surname refers to a cloth fuller, a worker who made cloth denser. The exact personal-name entry links Tucker to this surname tradition. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact personal-name and linked occupational-word entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tucker&oldid=92060026; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Fuller&oldid=90826367; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=fuller&oldid=92327935. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented given-name bridge and historical occupation in original English. No literary quotation, image or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Name history: An English occupational surname associated with cloth fulling, later used as a given name.
Checked against cited source
The Tucker entry equates its occupational surname with Fuller. The linked Fuller entry describes working cloth, and the fuller noun identifies that textile occupation. The unrelated modern senses of the ordinary word tucker are not used as the name’s meaning. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact personal-name and linked occupational-word entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tucker&oldid=92060026; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Fuller&oldid=90826367; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=fuller&oldid=92327935. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented given-name bridge and historical occupation in original English. No literary quotation, image or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Southwestern English occupational surname, transferred into modern given-name use.
Checked against cited source
Given-name use follows a surname associated with cloth fulling in southwestern England. This describes a naming history rather than a bearer’s personal background. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact personal-name and linked occupational-word entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tucker&oldid=92060026. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented given-name bridge and historical occupation in original English. No literary quotation, image or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: TUK-er (one recorded US English guide)
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One bearer’s recorded US English reading in the school’s official guide. This is an approximate written aid; other families or languages may use a different pronunciation. Credit: NorthWood High School and Indiana High School Athletic Association, 2023-24 Football Preview, PDF page 50. Source: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20Football%20Preview.pdf#page=50. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short first-name reading aid, its bearer-specific scope and syllable count. No IPA invented; no roster, biographical passage, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
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Syllables: 2 (this recorded English guide)
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The written aid TUK-er represents 2 syllables. The count applies to this reading rather than all bearer or language preferences. Credit: NorthWood High School and Indiana High School Athletic Association, 2023-24 Football Preview, PDF page 50. Source: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20Football%20Preview.pdf#page=50. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short first-name reading aid, its bearer-specific scope and syllable count. No IPA invented; no roster, biographical passage, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
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License: Open Government Licence v3.0
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U.S. Social Security Administration
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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.