Given name & surname
Tuck
“one who makes garments”
In English use, Tuck is a diminutive of Tucker. One English interpretation is “one who makes garments.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Tuck is a diminutive of Tucker. One English interpretation is “one who makes garments.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Tuck is a diminutive of Tucker. An origin associated with Tucker is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Tuck is a diminutive of Tucker.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tuck through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 299
- 299 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,110 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,110 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 415 as a first name in 2020; 9,517 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.
Tuck’s family of names
In English usage, Tuck is a diminutive of Tucker. Tuck has a related form in Tucker.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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