Rook
Rook was the 1972nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,103 places. More babies were named Rook in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,972 boys, up 1,219 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202578 babies
- Total since 1880
- 750babies recorded
Rook popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,977 | #1,972 | 10 | 78 |
| 2020 | — | #3,191 | — | 36 |
| 2010 | — | #4,808 | — | 20 |
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How popular is Rook, counting every spelling?
Rook is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rook | 78 | #1,972 | 307 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rook?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rook (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rook born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rook.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rook?
About 700 people born in the US named Rook are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Rook a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rook by state
How common Rook was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rook: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rook, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rook
How popular is the name Rook?
Rook was the 1972nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,103 places. More babies were named Rook in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rook a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Rook in the US.
Where is Rook most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rook was most common in Utah (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Indiana.