Boys' name · since 1882

Booker

12,230 babies named Booker in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,076 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,160 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
12,230
born since 1882
1910s
peak decade

Yes -- Booker is the #1160 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 12,230 recorded since 1882.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Booker has been recorded 12,230 times among boys since 1882, currently ranked #1160 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.

  • #1,076 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,160 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 12,230 born since 1882
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Booker ranks #1,076 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,160 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,230 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.

#1,076 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,160 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
12,230
born since 1882
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.6%
Booker vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Booker's 12,230 recorded births place it above 97.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

32 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.

How Booker compares

12,230 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Booker's all-time total is 33x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Booker Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 12,230 369 358,536
Peak-year births 294 34 22,252

Booker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Booker's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 294, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Booker popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
294
Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
0100200300400 188219071925194319611979199720152025 180

Booker popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1925 (Booker as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1925 5

Booker by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (2,051 births, 17% of the file).

1910s was Booker's strongest decade.

2,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Booker births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 2,051 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Booker compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Booker's total volume

Booker vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -111, 3.1%-120, 2.6%-66, 3.9%-59, 5.3%-97, 3.6%-103, 3.6%-146, 4.3%-146, 2%-31, 7%-57, 4.3%-146, 4.6%-84, 3.8%-146, 2.7%-34, 10.2%-107, 3.6%Booker-144, 2.4%Booker
Booker vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Booker by state

Where Booker concentrates geographically, total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Booker
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
1,356 11.1%
#2 Alabama
962 7.9%
#3 Texas
854 7.0%
#4 Georgia
751 6.1%
#5 South Carolina
669 5.5%
#6 North Carolina
559 4.6%
#7 Arkansas
529 4.3%
#8 Louisiana
466 3.8%
Mississippi share of Booker's total US births 11.1%
Even split

1,356 of 12,230 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Booker appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Booker? ▼
12,230 babies have been named Booker since 1882. All-time, it sits at #1,076 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,160 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1916 with 294 births.
Where does Booker sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Booker ranks #1,076 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,160 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Booker most popular? ▼
Booker was most popular in the 1910s decade with 2,051 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Booker most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Booker are Mississippi (1,356 births), Alabama (962 births), Texas (854 births).
How long has the name Booker been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Booker since 1882 -- 144 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Booker? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boone, Boomer, Bookert, Booth, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Booker's data

  • Booker's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (2,051 total births) through the 2020s (938) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Mississippi records the most Bookers (1,356 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Booker

Nearby Names Like Booker

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Booker

Boone Boy
#423 6,887 births
Boomer Boy
#12933 142 births
Bookert Boy
87 births
Booth Boy
49 births
Boots Boy
28 births

Compare Booker side by side: Booker vs Boone Booker vs Boomer Booker vs Bookert

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Booker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Booker draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.