Buckley comes from the English tradition, meaning Meadow of the deer.
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How popular is Buckley?
2024peak year
Buckley first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1916. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 75 babies received the name (ranked #2025). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3700), with roughly 40 babies named Buckley each year. Buckley has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 1,019 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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