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.

#22,275 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1918
2020s
peak 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.

  • #22,275 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 49 born since 1918
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Booth ranks #22,275 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1918, peaking in the 2020s.

#22,275 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1918
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Booth's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191819201928194719812010201220202023 5

Booth by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (12 births, 24% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (24% of all-time use).

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

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 archive ordinal is #22,275 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
Where does Booth sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Booth ranks #22,275 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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
#1160 12,230 births
Boone Boy
#423 6,887 births
Boomer Boy
#12933 142 births
Bookert Boy
87 births
Boots Boy
28 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Zigmunt
49 births · Peak 1921
Aurele
49 births · Peak 1923
Orwin
49 births · Peak 1920
Earney
49 births · Peak 1926

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Booth: 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, 1918–2023 (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 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 August 2026.