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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Rook

Used in both girl and boy records

Rook appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Rook by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDRook as a girl’s nameUS records 2017–2024
#36242girl rank2023peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDRook as a boy’s nameUS records 2001–2024
#5777boy rank2023peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Rook in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20175 uses#1564420182017–20182 listed years
Boy201948 uses#265220192001–202019 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.