Recorded 1918–2023 Boys' name Peak 2020 49 births

Booth — boys' name

49 babies named Booth in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101940s61980s62010s102020s12
2020s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Booth was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

7 babies were named Booth in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Booth

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Booth between 1918 and 2023, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Booth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Booth performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Booth shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Booth 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 49 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.

Booth at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

49

Since 1918

106 years of records

Peak year

2020

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1918

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2023

Booth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1918

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Booth by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 24% of Booth's all-time total
1910s51920s101940s61980s62010s102020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Booth?
49 babies have been named Booth since 1918. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Booth most popular?
Booth was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Booth been used?
Booth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 106 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Booth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Booker, Boone, Boomer, Bookert, 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, 1918–2023 (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.