What does Booker mean?
Booker means “scribe”.
A recorded English interpretation of Booker is “scribe”. The name also has other recorded meanings or origins.
Nicknames & variations
No nicknames or variations are listed for Booker yet.
How popular is Booker?
United States · 2025Explore how often Booker is used and how its ranking has changed.
- US boys rank
- #1,160 2025 · #1 is most popular
- Boys named Booker
- 180 Recorded births in 2025
- Change in births
- 18.4% More than 2024
Booker over time
United States · Boys
Recorded births
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Yearly data & usage
Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights boys, the most common recorded usage in 2025.
| Year | Usage | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | #1,160 | 180 |
| 2024 | Boys | #1,290 | 152 |
| 2023 | Boys | #1,161 | 179 |
| 2022 | Boys | #1,186 | 171 |
| 2021 | Boys | #1,207 | 160 |
| 2020 | Boys | #1,659 | 96 |
| 2019 | Boys | #1,714 | 92 |
| 2018 | Boys | #1,838 | 82 |
| 2017 | Boys | #1,804 | 84 |
| 2016 | Boys | #2,257 | 59 |
| 2015 | Boys | #2,387 | 54 |
| 2014 | Boys | #2,585 | 47 |
Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.
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