Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rook

#5,712 most common boys' name of all time · #14,226 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 2001–2025

Rank among boys
#5,712
Rank overall
#14,226 of 105,966
First appeared
2001
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
750
Since 2016
517
Peak year
2025 #1,969
Best rank
#1,969 2025
Girls Boys peak 88/yr
2020

Rook first appears in 2001. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 10 78 88 #1,969
2024 7 60 67 #2,367
2023 8 71 79 #2,095
2022 53 53 #2,585
2021 45 45 #2,807
2020 36 36 #3,192
2019 48 48 #2,685
2018 5 30 35 #3,690
2017 5 31 36 #3,572
2016 30 30 #3,667
2015 38 38 #3,081
2014 40 40 #2,924
2013 30 30 #3,575
2012 25 25 #4,113
2011 20 20 #4,805
2010 20 20 #4,828
2009 5 5 #13,706
2008 14 14 #6,349
2007 8 8 #9,615
2006 8 8 #9,422
2005 7 7 #9,949
2004 6 6 #11,075
2003 6 6 #10,673
2001 6 6 #10,524