Booker
Last seen for girls in 1925 at #4,973 · #1,159 for boys in 2025, 180 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1910 · 159 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,230since 1882
Booker over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Booker has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,159 | 180 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,290 | 152 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,161 | 179 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,186 | 171 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,207 | 160 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,655 | 96 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,713 | 92 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,838 | 82 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,804 | 84 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,255 | 59 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,386 | 54 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,582 | 47 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,715 | 43 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,954 | 39 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,356 | 22 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,531 | 30 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,160 | 24 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,540 | 21 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,493 | 21 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,105 | 23 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,464 | 19 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,492 | 14 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,426 | 18 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,395 | 13 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,476 | 17 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,204 | 18 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,591 | 21 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,650 | 14 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,455 | 20 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,293 | 21 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,559 | 18 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,751 | 17 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,865 | 24 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,909 | 23 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,544 | 27 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,214 | 32 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,690 | 23 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,090 | 30 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,974 | 31 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,601 | 20 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,834 | 32 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,098 | 25 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,140 | 24 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,850 | 30 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,629 | 36 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,432 | 44 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,390 | 45 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,688 | 32 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,607 | 34 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,427 | 39 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,407 | 39 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,370 | 39 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,268 | 42 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,307 | 41 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,150 | 51 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,023 | 63 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,168 | 45 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,068 | 48 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,003 | 52 | |
| 1966 | — | #998 | 53 | |
| 1965 | — | #920 | 65 | |
| 1964 | — | #867 | 77 | |
| 1963 | — | #956 | 62 | |
| 1962 | — | #856 | 78 | |
| 1961 | — | #915 | 69 | |
| 1960 | — | #940 | 65 | |
| 1959 | — | #808 | 89 | |
| 1958 | — | #747 | 97 | |
| 1957 | — | #711 | 110 | |
| 1956 | — | #688 | 115 | |
| 1955 | — | #656 | 125 | |
| 1954 | — | #742 | 93 | |
| 1953 | — | #613 | 140 | |
| 1952 | — | #599 | 138 | |
| 1951 | — | #598 | 135 | |
| 1950 | — | #561 | 145 | |
| 1949 | — | #517 | 167 | |
| 1948 | — | #552 | 147 | |
| 1947 | — | #532 | 160 | |
| 1946 | — | #513 | 156 | |
| 1945 | — | #517 | 135 | |
| 1944 | — | #492 | 153 | |
| 1943 | — | #478 | 168 | |
| 1942 | — | #482 | 161 | |
| 1941 | — | #489 | 145 | |
| 1940 | — | #462 | 156 | |
| 1939 | — | #471 | 148 | |
| 1938 | — | #447 | 167 | |
| 1937 | — | #493 | 135 | |
| 1936 | — | #463 | 149 | |
| 1935 | — | #501 | 130 | |
| 1934 | — | #441 | 164 | |
| 1933 | — | #454 | 147 | |
| 1932 | — | #465 | 153 | |
| 1931 | — | #463 | 148 | |
| 1930 | — | #415 | 201 | |
| 1929 | — | #472 | 155 | |
| 1928 | — | #468 | 169 | |
| 1927 | — | #460 | 177 | |
| 1926 | — | #471 | 164 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #467 | 165 |
| 1924 | — | #455 | 181 | |
| 1923 | — | #449 | 185 | |
| 1922 | — | #429 | 198 | |
| 1921 | — | #458 | 179 | |
| 1920 | — | #427 | 196 | |
| 1919 | — | #398 | 215 | |
| 1918 | — | #389 | 238 | |
| 1917 | — | #364 | 233 | |
| 1916 | — | #303 | 294 | |
| 1915 | — | #311 | 272 | |
| 1914 | — | #306 | 218 | |
| 1913 | — | #331 | 151 | |
| 1912 | — | #282 | 161 | |
| 1911 | — | #241 | 110 | |
| 1910 | — | #177 | 159 | |
| 1909 | — | #212 | 101 | |
| 1908 | — | #190 | 111 | |
| 1907 | — | #196 | 100 | |
| 1906 | — | #190 | 95 | |
| 1905 | — | #190 | 93 | |
| 1904 | — | #191 | 93 | |
| 1903 | — | #197 | 80 | |
| 1902 | — | #232 | 61 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | — | #307 | 46 | |
| 1899 | — | #415 | 20 | |
| 1898 | — | #523 | 16 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Booker! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Booker is popular in 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#191 · 1 in 1,253
- Arkansas#273 · 1 in 2,681
- Alabama#288 · 1 in 2,989
- South Carolina#370 · 1 in 5,010
- Tennessee#371 · 1 in 5,627
Best ever in a state: #53 in Mississippi, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #191 | 23 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Arkansas | #273 | 8 | 1 in 2,681 |
| Alabama | #288 | 13 | 1 in 2,989 |
| South Carolina | #370 | 6 | 1 in 5,010 |
| Tennessee | #371 | 7 | 1 in 5,627 |
| North Carolina | #390 | 10 | 1 in 5,323 |
| Florida | #411 | 6 | 1 in 5,916 |
| Louisiana | #431 | 7 | 1 in 5,369 |
| Ohio | #511 | 6 | 1 in 16,910 |
| Illinois | #549 | 6 | 1 in 16,767 |
| Texas | #585 | 13 | 1 in 8,852 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Booker
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 131 spots since 2024 (#1,290 → #1,159)
- 496 spots since 2020 (#1,655 → #1,159)
- 1,227 spots since 2015 (#2,386 → #1,159)
- Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1897 (#826 → #515)
- Biggest drop: 132 spots in 1960 (#808 → #940)
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1910 at #177 (159 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 50 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 75 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1896–1966
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,221
- Highest: 1 in 1,221 boys born in 1910 were named Booker (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,489 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1910s
- 16.8% of all boys named Booker (2,051) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #848 (1884) | #922 |
| 1890s | 79 | #415 (1899) | #812 |
| 1900s | 809 | #190 (1908) | #224 |
| 1910s | 2,051 | #177 (1910) | #310 |
| 1920s | 1,769 | #427 (1920) | #456 |
| 1930s | 1,542 | #415 (1930) | #461 |
| 1940s | 1,548 | #462 (1940) | #503 |
| 1950s | 1,187 | #561 (1950) | #672 |
| 1960s | 614 | #856 (1962) | #969 |
| 1970s | 425 | #1,023 (1970) | #1,364 |
| 1980s | 295 | #1,432 (1980) | #2,034 |
| 1990s | 217 | #2,214 (1990) | #3,283 |
| 2000s | 188 | #4,105 (2006) | #4,576 |
| 2010s | 552 | #1,713 (2019) | #2,613 |
| 2020s | 938 | #1,159 (2025) | #1,276 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Booker in 1952
boys
#599
138 births · 1 in 14,084 boys
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 14,084 of them was named Booker, which outranked 85.9% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).