Boone
- Pronunciation
- [Boone]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Good: A Blessing. American Frontier Hero Daniel Boone.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Boone
Boone is an English surname-turned-first-name, traditionally tied to the idea of "good" or "a blessing" and strongly associated in American memory with the frontier figure Daniel Boone. That historical connection gives the name a rugged, adventurous flavor, evoking open country, wilderness, and the pioneer spirit, and it has fueled the name's recent rise as parents increasingly reach for short, sturdy, surname-style boys' names with a distinctly American character.
Its single strong syllable, Boone, makes it punchy and memorable, with a warm double-o sound that feels both solid and friendly at the same time. The name reads as confidently American and outdoorsy, fitting neatly among the one-syllable surname names so popular today, and its straightforward spelling and pronunciation make it easy to wear. It carries a quiet ruggedness without feeling heavy or severe.
Boone first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2015 and reached its peak in 2024 at rank #534 — its best year yet — with 4,100 top-1000 births in total. A recorded variant is Boon. That recent high point shows Boone climbing steadily rather than peaking and fading, riding the broader contemporary fashion for cowboy- and frontier-tinged names that conjure a sense of independence and the American outdoors.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Boone
US Popularity History (2015–2025)
Annual US births named Boone by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 762 boys named Boone (boy rank #423 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Boone Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Boone the strongest states are Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | #191 | 40 |
| 2 | North Dakota | #220 | 22 |
| 3 | Nebraska | #263 | 77 |
| 4 | Kentucky | #269 | 171 |
| 5 | Idaho | #278 | 54 |
| 6 | Iowa | #299 | 107 |
| 7 | West Virginia | #312 | 17 |
| 8 | Missouri | #318 | 190 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #338 | 229 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | #384 | 120 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Boone in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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