Booker is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Booker means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Booker across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Booker has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Booker is a boy name of English origin meaning “scribe, or beech tree”. An occupational surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,235 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Booker per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 1916 (294/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (3/yr).
Booker has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1916, when it ranked #661 nationally (given to 294 babies that year).
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