Rook Boy

How popular is Rook?

#1,959 boy name in 2025

78 baby boys were named Rook in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).

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746living people named Rook (est.)
7median age of people named Rook
750babies named Rook since 1880
1 in 37,674US babies born in 2025

Rook popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,959 for boys (▲ 386 from 2024)
Babies in 202578 boys, 10 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+105% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,021 in 2015, #3,135 in 2020
Peak year2025 (78 boys)
Highest rank#1,959 in 2025
First recorded2001
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)93% boys, 7% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Rook is most popular

Babies named Rook per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
  2. Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)
  3. Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
  5. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Rook by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
2000s60#6,065
2010s312#2,655
2020s343#1,959

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Questions

Is Rook a boy or girl name?
Rook is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Rook were boys.
How popular is the name Rook?
78 baby boys were named Rook in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
When was Rook most popular?
Rook peaked in 2025, when 78 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,959 in 2025.
How many people are named Rook?
750 babies have been named Rook in the US since 1880. We estimate about 746 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
Where is Rook most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Rook was most common in Utah, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.