Boone
An English surname, either from Old French bon, good, used as a nickname, or from Bohon in Normandy. The frontiersman Daniel Boone made it familiar in America.
Boone in 2025
Boone was given to 762 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 845th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,351 babies born.
The history of Boone
Boone reached its highest point in 2025, when 762 babies were given the name, ranking 845th that year.
Across the 137 years of records since 1889, 6,892 babies have been named Boone. Half of them were born before 2019, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Boone by decade
| Decade | Babies named Boone | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,137 |
| 1900s | 5 | 2,728 |
| 1910s | 55 | 3,487 |
| 1920s | 89 | 4,230 |
| 1930s | 41 | 4,929 |
| 1940s | 13 | 5,785 |
| 1950s | 14 | 5,766 |
| 1960s | 23 | 8,803 |
| 1970s | 102 | 6,009 |
| 1980s | 225 | 4,060 |
| 1990s | 290 | 4,944 |
| 2000s | 496 | 3,910 |
| 2010s | 2,300 | 1,353 |
| 2020s | 3,234 | 845 |
Where Boone is heading
Boone has risen 243% over the past decade, from 222 babies in 2015 to 762 in 2025.
Names like Boone
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Boone.