Rookie vs Rook

Side-by-side comparison of Rookie and Rook — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rookie

Boy name · Rank #8921

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Name B

Rook

Boy name · Rank #2380

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Rookie Rook
Current Rank #8921 #2380
Total Births (all years) 18 636
Peak Year 2023 2023
Peak Year Births 9 71
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2023 2001

Births by Decade

Decade Rookie Rook
2000ss — 60
2010ss — 312
2020ss 18 264

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rookie Rook
2014 — 40
2015 — 38
2016 — 30
2017 — 31
2018 — 30
2019 — 48
2020 — 36
2021 — 45
2022 — 53
2023 9 71
2024 9 59

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2023–2024.

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