Boone

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Boone is ranked 534th among boys in 2024 (556 births). Its best rank was 534th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #534up 61 from 2023
Births in 2024: 5560.03% of boys
Peak year: 2024556 births
Best rank: #534in 2024
Since 1889: 6,120people given the name

Babies named Boone, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

6,120 boys have been named Boone in the United States since 1889, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 556 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2020s alone account for 40%. It has spent 11 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Boone
1880s	5
1900s	5
1910s	55
1920s	89
1930s	41
1940s	13
1950s	14
1960s	23
1970s	102
1980s	225
1990s	290
2000s	496
2010s	2,298
2020s	2,464

In 2024, its biggest year

Boone was the 534th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Boone

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.