Huck
How to say it: HUHK · /ˈhʌk/
Short form of Huckleberry, diminutive of Hugh; - literary name from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
Huck was the 1,548th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 82 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 9% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,839 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,548 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 82 |
| Share of births | 1 in 40,431 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −9% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,839 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Huck is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Huck is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English.
Famous people named Huck
- Huck Seed (born 1969)American poker player
- Huck Hodge (born 1977)American composer and composition teacher
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Huck is the nickname of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, hero of two classic American novels.
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