Unisex name · since 1912
Boots
Boots has 125 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Boots sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 125 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boots has been recorded 125 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1934.
- #24,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boots ranks #24,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Boots's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Boots's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Boots splits its recorded history at 1925: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Boots popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1934
- Peak year (1924)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Boots popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1912 (Boots as boys' name)
Boots by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (71 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Boots's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Boots births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 71 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Boots's data
- Boots's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 1930s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Boots: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1912–1934 (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 Boots 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.