US rank #11887 Boys' name Peak 2022 24 births

Rooks — #11887 US boys' name

24 babies named Rooks in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s13
#11887
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Rooks was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rooks in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rooks

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Rooks between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rooks currently holds the #11887 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rooks performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rooks shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rooks in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rooks at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

24

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2022

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,887

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rooks popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202220172014 5

Rooks by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
13 births that decade — 54% of Rooks's all-time total
2010s112020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rooks?
24 babies have been named Rooks since 2014. It currently ranks #11887 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 7 births.
When was Rooks most popular?
Rooks was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Rooks been used?
Rooks has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rooks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roosevelt, Rooney, Rook, Roosvelt, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.