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Booker

Boy

Meaning of Booker: English: 'book-maker'

Booker is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1165th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1165

180 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

12,235

First recorded 1882 · peak 1916

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 36 babies1982: 30 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 25 babies1985: 32 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 23 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 39 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 54 babies2016: 59 babies2017: 84 babies2018: 82 babies2019: 92 babies2020: 96 babies20202021: 160 babies2022: 171 babies2023: 179 babies2024: 152 babies2025: 180 babies
US babies named Booker per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 180.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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