Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Boone

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #423 Trend ↑ Rising 48%
Rank 2025
#423
among boys · ↑111 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
762
named Boone · +37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,242
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
762 babies
All-time total
6,892
#1,474 all-time among boys
First recorded
1889
in Social Security records

Boone popularity over time

6,892 babies have been named Boone since 1889, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 5 5 1 – #989
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 5 5 1 – #1,149
1910s – 55 55 6 +1000% #1,762
1920s – 89 89 9 +62% #2,148
1930s – 41 41 4 -54% #2,473
1940s – 13 13 1 -68% #2,904
1950s – 14 14 1 +8% #2,600
1960s – 23 23 2 +64% #3,631
1970s – 102 102 10 +343% #2,516
1980s – 225 225 23 +121% #1,635
1990s – 290 290 29 +29% #2,086
2000s – 496 496 50 +71% #1,742
2010s – 2,300 2,300 230 +364% #657
2020s (to 2025) 5 3,229 3,234 539 +134% #423

Where Boone is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 819 0.48 #387
2027 871 0.51 #368
2028 917 0.54 #358
2029 959 0.56 #343
2030 996 0.58 #337

Where Boone is most popular

Boys named Boone per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.319 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Montana, and Nebraska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Boone born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 13 2.25 +606%
Montana 36 2.04 +541%
Nebraska 63 1.45 +355%
South Dakota 24 1.29 +305%
Iowa 75 1.09 +242%
Idaho 44 1.08 +238%
Utah 96 1.01 +216%
Kentucky 94 0.937 +194%
Oklahoma 82 0.927 +191%
Tennessee 162 0.897 +182%
Arkansas 56 0.885 +178%
Missouri 111 0.801 +151%
Kansas 51 0.744 +133%
Wisconsin 87 0.734 +131%
Ohio 177 0.668 +110%
South Carolina 68 0.658 +107%
Indiana 104 0.649 +104%
West Virginia 20 0.613 +92%
Alaska 7 0.588 +85%
North Carolina 149 0.584 +83%
Oregon 43 0.567 +78%
Minnesota 60 0.489 +54%
Washington 80 0.489 +54%
Colorado 58 0.449 +41%
Alabama 46 0.421 +32%
Georgia 92 0.363 +14%
North Dakota 6 0.351 +10%
Michigan 68 0.332 ≈ national
Virginia 51 0.269 -16%
Texas 212 0.241 -24%
Pennsylvania 63 0.237 -26%
Arizona 33 0.202 -37%
Florida 95 0.201 -37%
Illinois 43 0.168 -47%
Nevada 5 0.088 -72%
California 80 0.088 -73%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -85%
Maryland 5 0.042 -87%
New York 15 0.035 -89%
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Boone

Boone is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #423 in 2025 with 762 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1889, 6,892 American babies have been named Boone. Its peak came in 2025, when 762 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Boone stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Boone?

The median living Boone is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 11. An estimated 6,600 people named Boone are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Boone year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 762 #423
2024 – – 558 #534
2023 – – 475 #596
2022 – – 468 #602
2021 5 #15,656 488 #573
2020 – – 478 #581
2019 – – 402 #657
2018 – – 379 #666
2017 – – 337 #718
2016 – – 298 #794
2015 – – 222 #944
2014 – – 195 #1,035
2013 – – 158 #1,145
2012 – – 128 #1,329
2011 – – 93 #1,636
2010 – – 88 #1,727
2009 – – 88 #1,742
2008 – – 70 #2,007
2007 – – 61 #2,188
2006 – – 51 #2,408
2005 – – 53 #2,240
2004 – – 31 #3,167
2003 – – 37 #2,677
2002 – – 36 #2,638
2001 – – 36 #2,623
2000 – – 33 #2,745
1995 – – 28 #2,629
1990 – – 22 #2,875
1985 – – 35 #1,729
1980 – – 17 #2,737
1975 – – 10 #3,460
1970 – – 6 #4,282
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 9 #2,600
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 7 #2,904
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,059
1925 – – 6 #3,787
1920 – – 15 #2,148
1915 – – 6 #3,448
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Boone, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Boone?

The median living Boone is about 6 years old. Half of all living Boones are between 2 and 11 years old.

How many people named Boone are alive today?

An estimated 6,600 people named Boone are alive in the United States, based on 6,892 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Boone in 2025?

Boone ranked #423 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 762 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Boone?

6,892 babies have been named Boone in the United States since 1889, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Boone most popular?

Boone peaked in 2025, when 762 newborns received the name.

Is Boone a boy or girl name?

Boone is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Boone rising or falling?

Boone is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Boone become more popular?

Boone is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 996 boys named Boone in 2030, which would rank around #337. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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