Compare two names
Booker and Taft side by side: Booker peaked in 1916 and Taft in 1908; in 2025 they were given to 180 and 10 babies.
Booker and Taft, year by year
Girls and boys together; Booker solid, Taft dashed.
| Booker | Taft | |
|---|---|---|
| Births 2025 | 180 | 10 |
| Rank 2025 | #1,160 among boys’ names | #8,167 among boys’ names |
| Recorded since 1880 | 12,235 | 1,544 |
| Peak year | 1916 | 1908 |
| Girls | 0.0% | 0% |
| Alive, estimated | 4,660 | 835 |
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.