Booker Boy
How popular is Booker?
#1,159 boy name in 2025
180 baby boys were named Booker in the US in 2025, making it the 1159th most popular boy name.
4,876living people named Booker (est.)
54median age of people named Booker
12,235babies named Booker since 1880
1 in 18,419US babies born in 2025
Booker popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,159 for boys (▲ 131 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 180 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+233% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,385 in 2015, #1,655 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1916 (294 boys) |
| Highest rank | #177 in 1910 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Booker is most popular
Babies named Booker per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- South Dakota: 0.6 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Arizona: 0.5 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.4 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Utah: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Oregon: 0.2 per 1,000 (14 boys)
Booker by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #848 |
| 1890s | 79 | #415 |
| 1900s | 809 | #190 |
| 1910s | 2,051 | #177 |
| 1920s | 1,769 | #427 |
| 1930s | 1,542 | #415 |
| 1940s | 1,548 | #462 |
| 1950s | 1,187 | #560 |
| 1960s | 614 | #855 |
| 1970s | 425 | #1,023 |
| 1980s | 295 | #1,432 |
| 1990s | 217 | #2,209 |
| 2000s | 188 | #4,101 |
| 2010s | 552 | #1,713 |
| 2020s | 938 | #1,159 |
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Questions
- Is Booker a boy or girl name?
- Booker is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Booker were boys.
- How popular is the name Booker?
- 180 baby boys were named Booker in the US in 2025, making it the 1159th most popular boy name.
- When was Booker most popular?
- Booker peaked in 1916, when 294 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #177 in 1910.
- How many people are named Booker?
- 12,235 babies have been named Booker in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,876 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
- Where is Booker most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Booker was most common in South Dakota, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.