Names / Boy names
Rook
Current rank
#1,972
and rising
All-time peak
#1,972
in 2025
First recorded
2001
in U.S. data
Children named
750
since 2001
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,972 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rook was first recorded in American naming records in 2001, where it reads as a boys' name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Roughly 750 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.