Huckleberry
About Huckleberry
Everybody knows Huckleberry Finn, the Mark Twain character named, Twain said, for the 19th century slang term for "humble." A few modern parents have put it on a birth certificate, including "Man Vs. Wild" star Bear Grylls, who, like many parents, will call the boy the much more manageable Huck. It was also the name of a child on TV's West Wing,
Pronounced HUK-ul-ber-ee.
As of October 2026, Huckleberry ranked #12725 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3920 in 2016.
Editor's take: The name Huckleberry is a boy's name of English, American origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,443 | 22 | 11.5 |
| 2015 | #4,120 | 25 | 13 |
| 2016 | #3,920 | 27 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | #5,000 | 19 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | #4,812 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,152 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Huckleberry on lists
Famous Huckleberrys
- Huckleberry Edward Jocelyne "Huck" Grylls (b. 2009)
son of TV personality Bear Grylls
- (William) Huckleberry "Huck" Paisley
son of singer Brad Paisley and actress Kimberly Williams,Paisley
- Huckleberry "Huck" Seed
American poker player
- Huckleberry Randolph (b. 2019)
son of American singer Randy Houser and wife Tatiana Starzynski
Huckleberry in pop culture
- Huckleberry "Huck" Finn
character in novels by Mark Twain
- Huckleberry Hound
dog cartoon character
- Huckleberry
child on TV's "West Wing"
- "my huckleberry friend
" a lyric from the song "Moon River"