Booker

Boy's name · #1160 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Booker was #177 in 1910, slipped to #5528 by 2004, and has climbed back to #1160 today. About 12,000 boys have carried it since 1882.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#2,527 in Canada (2025) · #4,632 in England & Wales (2014) · #2,365 in Ecuador (1967).

Booker T. Washington — American educator, author, orator and adviser (1856–1915)
Booker T — American professional wrestler (born 1965)
Booker T. Jones — American musician (born 1944)
Booker Little — American jazz musician (1938–1961)
Booker Ervin — American saxophonist (1930–1970)

Among 41 notable people named Booker:

Sports figures appear 3.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Booker T, American professional wrestler (born 1965).

Similar names: Foster · Boyd · Forest · Decker · Major · Porter

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