Boys' name · since 2001
Rook
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 715 babies named Rook, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,348 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
715 babies have been named Rook since 2001, making it today's #1969 boys' name.
Rook has 715 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1969 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #6,348 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,969 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 715 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rook ranks #6,348 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,969 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 715 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,348 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rook's 715 recorded births place it above 86.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rook compares
715 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rook's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rook | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rook's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rook splits its recorded history at 2014: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rook popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Rook popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 2017 (Rook as girls' name)
Rook by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (343 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Rook's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Rook births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s
2020s
343 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 343 births (48% of all-time use).
How Rook compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rook's total volume
Rook by state
Where Rook concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 29 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Utah | | 20 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
29 of 715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Rooks (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2001–2025 (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 Rook 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.