Masculine dossier · first seen 1882
Booker
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1916
Peak births
294
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Booker
How many people are named Booker?
An estimated 4,366 living Americans are named Booker.
How rare is Booker?
Booker is uncommon among babies today, with 180 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 38.8% from its 1916 peak.
How old is the typical Booker?
The median age of a living American named Booker is approximately 47 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 70 years old.
Is Booker still popular?
Yes — Booker is currently rising in popularity, with 180 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.9× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Booker most common?
Booker has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 10.0× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 19162025
Peak year
1916
Decline from peak
38.8%
2025
180
All-time
12,230
Where it lives now
Booker is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 10.0× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Booker is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.