Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Buckner isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Buckner through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,041 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Buckner’s family of names
In English usage, Buckner as a surname has a related form in BUCKNOR. In English usage, Buckner as a surname has a related form in BUCKNOR.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Buckner
- Buckner ThrustonUnited States federal judge (1763-1845)
- Buckner Stith MorrisAmerican mayor (1800-1879)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Buckner, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a legal official; one who serves summons”
82% boys · 18% girls
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“from the fortified town”
>99% boys
Booker
“one who binds books; a scribe”
>99% boys
Berl
>99% boys
Homer
“a tomboyish woman” · “of the pledge; an epic poet”
>99% boys
Luther
“a soldier of the people”
>99% boys
Buck
“resembling a male deer”
>99% boys
Wilber
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys