Given name & surname
Boon
“a good man”
Boon is a variant of Boone. One Latin interpretation is “a good man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Boon is a variant of Boone. One Latin interpretation is “a good man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Boon is a variant of Boone. An origin associated with Boone is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Boon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 20 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,302 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,302 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 589 as a first name in 2020; 2,144 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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