girls:
18 births since 2017
#5698 (0th percentile)
boys:
577 births since 2001
#4009 (13th percentile)
overall:
595 births since 2001
#7144 (8th percentile)
The name Rook is the #7,144 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 595 recorded births since 2001. This represents the 7.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 7.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,009 (12.5% percentile) for all time with 577 births since 2001. For girls, it ranks #5,698 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 18 births since 2017.
Rook first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2001 (2001 for boys and 2017 for girls). Birth data for Rook is available in 22 out of the 23 years between 2001 and 2023 (22 years for boys and 3 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Rook has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 97.0% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 89.9% of babies named Rook were boys.
For boys, Rook reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 7.3% percentile (ranked #845) with 39 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 39 births per million (ranked 7.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2004, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Rook is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #845 (7.3% percentile) with 39 births per million.
For girls, Rook reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.3% percentile (ranked #944) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.3% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Rook is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #944 (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rook".
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