Boys' name · since 2014

Rooke

24 babies named Rooke in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,634 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade

24 boys have been named Rooke since 2014, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rooke has been recorded 24 times among boys since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.

  • #27,634 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 24 born since 2014
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rooke ranks #27,634 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,634 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rooke's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% 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.

Rooke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rooke splits its recorded history at 2022: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rooke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
456789 2014201820222024 6

Rooke by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Rooke's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Rooke births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rooke?
Rooke has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,634 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 8 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Rooke sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rooke ranks #27,634 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 Rooke most popular?
Rooke was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Rooke been used?
The SSA has tracked Rooke since 2014 -- 11 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Rooke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roosevelt, Rook, Rooney, Roosvelt, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Rooke's data

  • Rooke's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rooke

Nearby Names Like Rooke

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rooke

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rooke: 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, 2014–2024 (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 Rooke 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.