Meaning and history
Booker is an English occupational surname meaning “maker of books.” A notable bearer was Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), an African-American leader.
20062006: 23 births, rank #4,105
2007: 21 births, rank #4,493
2008: 21 births, rank #4,540
2009: 24 births, rank #4,160
2010: 30 births, rank #3,531
20112011: 22 births, rank #4,356
2012: 39 births, rank #2,954
2013: 43 births, rank #2,715
2014: 47 births, rank #2,582
2015: 54 births, rank #2,386
20162016: 59 births, rank #2,255
2017: 84 births, rank #1,804
2018: 82 births, rank #1,838
2019: 92 births, rank #1,713
2020: 96 births, rank #1,655
20212021: 160 births, rank #1,207
2022: 171 births, rank #1,186
2023: 179 births, rank #1,161
2024: 152 births, rank #1,290
20252025: 180 births, rank #1,159
Booker moved from #921 to #998 for boys between 1965 and 1966. Its highest annual birth count came in 1916, with 294 births.