Total births
49
Boys' name · since 1918
Booth
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.
- 49
- total births
- 1918–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
Booth is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 49 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Booth recorded 49 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2023.
- 49 total births
- 1918–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 24% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
49 boys have been named Booth since 1918, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 49
- total births
- 1918–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
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.
Booth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Booth's full recorded timeline at 1981, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Booth at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Booth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2023
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Booth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Booth's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Booth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (24% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Booth? ▼
Booth has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Booth go back to 1918, giving 106 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Booth
Nearby Names Like Booth
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Booth
Booker Boy
#1291 12,230 births
Boone Boy
#534 6,887 births
Boomer Boy
#10496 142 births
Bookert Boy
87 births
Boots Boy
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Compare Booth side by side: Booth vs Booker Booth vs Boone Booth vs Boomer
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1918–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Booth: Baby Name Since 1918 - 49 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/booth. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Booth 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 June 2026.