Booker

Given to 12,235 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +94% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#1159

recorded as boys

131 since 2024

Babies in 2025

180

boys 180

Peak year

1910

159 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

12,235

since 1882

Born a Booker? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Booker was most popular in 1910, when 159 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.82 per 1,000). In 2025, 180 babies were named Booker, ranking #1159 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 94%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	180	1159
2024	<5	—	152	1290
2023	<5	—	179	1161
2022	<5	—	171	1186
2021	<5	—	160	1207
2020	<5	—	96	1655
2019	<5	—	92	1713
2018	<5	—	82	1838
2017	<5	—	84	1804
2016	<5	—	59	2255
2015	<5	—	54	2386
2014	<5	—	47	2582
2013	<5	—	43	2715
2012	<5	—	39	2954
2011	<5	—	22	4356
2010	<5	—	30	3531
2009	<5	—	24	4160
2008	<5	—	21	4540
2007	<5	—	21	4493
2006	<5	—	23	4105
2005	<5	—	19	4464
2004	<5	—	14	5492
2003	<5	—	18	4426
2002	<5	—	13	5395
2001	<5	—	17	4476
2000	<5	—	18	4204
1999	<5	—	21	3591
1998	<5	—	14	4650
1997	<5	—	20	3455
1996	<5	—	21	3293
1995	<5	—	18	3559
1994	<5	—	17	3751
1993	<5	—	24	2865
1992	<5	—	23	2909
1991	<5	—	27	2544
1990	<5	—	32	2214
1989	<5	—	23	2690
1988	<5	—	30	2090
1987	<5	—	31	1974
1986	<5	—	20	2601
1985	<5	—	32	1834
1984	<5	—	25	2098
1983	<5	—	24	2140
1982	<5	—	30	1850
1981	<5	—	36	1629
1980	<5	—	44	1432
1979	<5	—	45	1390
1978	<5	—	32	1688
1977	<5	—	34	1607
1976	<5	—	39	1427
1975	<5	—	39	1407
1974	<5	—	39	1370
1973	<5	—	42	1268
1972	<5	—	41	1307
1971	<5	—	51	1150
1970	<5	—	63	1023
1969	<5	—	45	1168
1968	<5	—	48	1068
1967	<5	—	52	1003
1966	<5	—	53	998
1965	<5	—	65	920
1964	<5	—	77	867
1963	<5	—	62	956
1962	<5	—	78	856
1961	<5	—	69	915
1960	<5	—	65	940
1959	<5	—	89	808
1958	<5	—	97	747
1957	<5	—	110	711
1956	<5	—	115	688
1955	<5	—	125	656
1954	<5	—	93	742
1953	<5	—	140	613
1952	<5	—	138	599
1951	<5	—	135	598
1950	<5	—	145	561
1949	<5	—	167	517
1948	<5	—	147	552
1947	<5	—	160	532
1946	<5	—	156	513
1945	<5	—	135	517
1944	<5	—	153	492
1943	<5	—	168	478
1942	<5	—	161	482
1941	<5	—	145	489
1940	<5	—	156	462
1939	<5	—	148	471
1938	<5	—	167	447
1937	<5	—	135	493
1936	<5	—	149	463
1935	<5	—	130	501
1934	<5	—	164	441
1933	<5	—	147	454
1932	<5	—	153	465
1931	<5	—	148	463
1930	<5	—	201	415
1929	<5	—	155	472
1928	<5	—	169	468
1927	<5	—	177	460
1926	<5	—	164	471
1925	5	4973	165	467
1924	<5	—	181	455
1923	<5	—	185	449
1922	<5	—	198	429
1921	<5	—	179	458
1920	<5	—	196	427
1919	<5	—	215	398
1918	<5	—	238	389
1917	<5	—	233	364
1916	<5	—	294	303
1915	<5	—	272	311
1914	<5	—	218	306
1913	<5	—	151	331
1912	<5	—	161	282
1911	<5	—	110	241
1910	<5	—	159	177
1909	<5	—	101	212
1908	<5	—	111	190
1907	<5	—	100	196
1906	<5	—	95	190
1905	<5	—	93	190
1904	<5	—	93	191
1903	<5	—	80	197
1902	<5	—	61	232
1901	<5	—	29	334
1900	<5	—	46	307
1899	<5	—	20	415
1898	<5	—	16	523
1897	<5	—	15	515
1896	<5	—	8	826
1895	<5	—	5	1079
1894	<5	—	5	1074
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	5	1066
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	5	974
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943