How Many People Are Named Boone?
An estimated 5,865 people in the United States have the first name Boone. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Boone peaked in popularity in 2024 with 556 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Boone as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Boone paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Boone is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,865
About 1 in 58,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
556 births
Total Registered
6,125
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Boone
Boone is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,125 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Boone as a male name
Ranked #534 in 2024
556 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (556 births)
Boone as a female name
Ranked #15,647 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Boone: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Boone span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 2,469 babies were registered. Boone remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Boone by Decade
How has Boone tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Boone by State
Birth registrations for Boone span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina. The lowest are in Nevada, Maryland, Louisiana. On average, about 109 Boones were registered per state.
Boone + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Boone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Boone
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Boone: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Boone?
We estimate approximately 5,865 people named Boone are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 58,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Boone a common name?
Boone is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,125 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Boone most popular?
Boone reached peak popularity in 2024, when 556 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Boone is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Boone a male name?
Boone is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Boone Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Boone Smith, Boone Johnson, Boone Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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