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Booker

Booker means "Old English occupational surname" and comes from Old English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It peaked back in the 1910s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. 1916 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

Old EnglishOld English occupational surname
Etymology"Book maker/binder"; or "beech tree" dweller
Births by decade
1900s
809
1910s
2,051
1920s
1,774
1930s
1,540
1940s
1,547
1950s
1,187
1960s
614
1970s
426
1980s
294
1990s
217
2000s
188
2010s
377
Peaked in the 1910s · 11,024 total U.S. births since 1900