Given name & surname
Boone
“a good man”
Boone is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “a good man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “a good man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Boone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,892
- 6,887 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 762 babies
- 2025
- 762
- #423 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 762 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 423 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (60). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,490 as a first name in 2020; 51,373 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.
People named Boone
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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