Booker: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “scribe, book maker”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BUUK-er · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
An English occupational surname for a scribe, bookmaker, or someone involved with books. It is best known as a transferred surname-style given name.
How popular is Booker?
Babies named Booker in 2024152
2024 rank#1,287 boys
Peak year1910
Total US babies since 188012,055
Booker is rising: use over the last five years is 4.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Booker
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Booker questions
What does the name Booker mean?
Booker means "scribe, book maker". It comes from English. An English occupational surname for a scribe, bookmaker, or someone involved with books. It is best known as a transferred surname-style given name.
Is Booker a boy or girl name?
Booker is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Booker?
152 US babies were named Booker in 2024. Its peak year was 1910.
How do you pronounce Booker?
Booker is usually pronounced BUUK-er.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.