Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Boomer isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Boomer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 142
- 142 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,301 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,301 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 60.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 242 as a first name in 2020; 2,003 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Boomer’s family of names
In German usage, Boomer as a surname has a related form in BAUMERT.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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