US rank #10455 Boys' name Peak 2017 137 births

Boomer — #10455 US boys' name

137 babies named Boomer in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s822020s40
#10455
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 27% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Boomer was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

33 babies were named Boomer in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Boomer

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Boomer between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Boomer currently holds the #10455 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Boomer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Boomer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Boomer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Boomer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 137 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Boomer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

137

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2017

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,455

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Boomer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
33
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 20242022202020182016201420062005 5

Boomer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
82 births that decade — 60% of Boomer's all-time total
2000s152010s822020s40

Boomer by state

Where Boomer concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Boomer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.6%
Texas share of Boomer's total US births 3.6%

5 of 137 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Boomer?
137 babies have been named Boomer since 2005. It currently ranks #10455 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 33 births.
When was Boomer most popular?
Boomer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Boomer most popular?
The top states for the name Boomer are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Boomer been used?
Boomer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Boomer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Booker, Boone, Bookert, Booth, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.