Boone Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Boone is also the moniker of a settlement in North Carolina, named after the American pioneer Daniel Boone. The place also holds amphitheater outdoor every summer since 1952.

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A Deep Dive

Boone Overview

Meaning

Good, blessing

Gender

Boy

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from the Old French word “bon” meaning “good,” or from the name of the town of Bohon in France.

Pronunciation

/buːn/

Popularity

Boone has become increasingly popular in the United States, ranking #595 for boys in 2023. It is particularly favored for its rustic, adventurous feel and has also seen some use in English-speaking countries​.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

5 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Vintage, Cool, Uncommon

Associated Traits

Adventurous, strong, reliable, independent

Name Day

June 14th
A Deep Dive

Boone Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Bohen, Bohun, Bohne, Boon, Bonn, Boan, Boenn, Bohnes, Bonnin, Boonne

Common Nicknames

Boo, Bo, Boonie, Bo-Bo, Boni, Boey, Bon, B, Bobo, Boj

Diminutives

Boonee, Boonie, Boni, Boo, Boey, Bonn, Bobo, Boj, Bonny, Boon

Famous People

  • Daniel Boone
    (American Pioneer)
  • Pat Boone
    (American Singer)
  • Debby Boone
    (American Singer)
  • Boone Jenner
    (Canadian Hockey Player)
  • Boone Logan
    (American Baseball Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Boone: The Bounty Hunter"
    (Film)
  • Boone Carlyle
    ("Lost," TV Series)
  • "Daniel Boone"
    (TV Series)

Places

  • Boone Town
    (North Carolina, USA)
  • Boone City
    (Iowa, USA)
  • Boone Town
    (Colorado, USA)
  • Boone
    (Kentucky, USA)
  • Boone Village
    (Nebraska, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Boone?

With a meaning of “good” or “blessing,” Boone offers an elegant touch to boys.

What Is the Origin of The Name Boone?

The name has an English origin, coming from the Old French word of “bon”, meaning “good” and “person.”

Boone Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Boone in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5722021#6032022#5952023
Top 3 Rankings#5722021#5792020#5952023

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Boone

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023595
(+8 from 2022)
474
(+7 from 2022)
0.02589
2022603
(-31 from 2021)
467
(-20 from 2021)
0.02493
2021572
(+7 from 2020)
487
(+9 from 2020)
0.02599
2020579
(+77 from 2019)
478
(+76 from 2019)
0.02584
2019656
(+10 from 2018)
402
(+23 from 2018)
0.02092
2018666
(+52 from 2017)
379
(+43 from 2017)
0.01950
2017718
(+76 from 2016)
336
(+39 from 2016)
0.01698
2016794
(+150 from 2015)
297
(+75 from 2015)
0.01466
2015944
(+91 from 2014)
222
(+27 from 2014)
0.01086
20141035
(+109 from 2013)
195
(+37 from 2013)
0.00952
20131144
(+183 from 2012)
158
(+30 from 2012)
0.00782
20121327
(+308 from 2011)
128
(+35 from 2011)
0.00631
20111635
(+90 from 2010)
93
(+5 from 2010)
0.00458
20101725
(+17 from 2009)
88
No change from 2009
0.00428
20091742
(+259 from 2008)
88
(+18 from 2008)
0.00415
20082001
(+184 from 2007)
70
(+9 from 2007)
0.00321
20072185
(+213 from 2006)
61
(+10 from 2006)
0.00275
20062398
(-163 from 2005)
51
(-2 from 2005)
0.00233
20052235
(+921 from 2004)
53
(+22 from 2004)
0.00249
20043156
(-483 from 2003)
31
(-6 from 2003)
0.00147
20032673
(-41 from 2002)
37
(+1 from 2002)
0.00176
20022632
(-14 from 2001)
36
No change from 2001
0.00174
20012618
(+118 from 2000)
36
(+3 from 2000)
0.00174
20002736
(+446 from 1999)
33
(+8 from 1999)
0.00158
19993182
(-630 from 1998)
25
(-8 from 1998)
0.00123
19982552
(+271 from 1997)
33
(+6 from 1997)
0.00163
19972823
(-490 from 1996)
27
(-7 from 1996)
0.00135
19962333
(+293 from 1995)
34
(+6 from 1995)
0.00170
19952626
(-545 from 1994)
28
(-11 from 1994)
0.00139
19942081
(+783 from 1993)
39
(+15 from 1993)
0.00191
19932864
(-780 from 1992)
24
(-13 from 1992)
0.00116
19922084
(+904 from 1991)
37
(+16 from 1991)
0.00176
19912988
(-123 from 1990)
21
(-1 from 1990)
0.00099
19902865
(+340 from 1989)
22
(+4 from 1989)
0.00102
19893205
(-838 from 1988)
18
(-7 from 1988)
0.00086
19882367
(-96 from 1987)
25
No change from 1987
0.00125
19872271
(-174 from 1986)
25
(-2 from 1986)
0.00128
19862097
(-373 from 1985)
27
(-8 from 1985)
0.00141
19851724
(-94 from 1984)
35
(-1 from 1984)
0.00182
19841630
(+1599 from 1983)
36
(+23 from 1983)
0.00192
19833229
(+53 from 1982)
13
No change from 1982
0.00070
19823282
(-503 from 1981)
13
(-3 from 1981)
0.00069
19812779
(-50 from 1980)
16
(-1 from 1980)
0.00086
19802729
(-161 from 1979)
17
(-1 from 1979)
0.00092
19792568
(+1589 from 1978)
18
(+10 from 1978)
0.00100
19784157
(-1121 from 1977)
8
(-5 from 1977)
0.00047
19773036
(-527 from 1976)
13
(-4 from 1976)
0.00076
19762509
(+919 from 1975)
17
(+7 from 1975)
0.00104
19753428
(-482 from 1974)
10
(-2 from 1974)
0.00062
19742946
(+66 from 1973)
12
(+1 from 1973)
0.00074
19733012
(+950 from 1971)
11
(+4 from 1971)
0.00068
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19713962
(+268 from 1970)
7
(+1 from 1970)
0.00039
19704230
(-635 from 1969)
6
(-1 from 1969)
0.00031
19693595
(+75 from 1968)
7
(+1 from 1968)
0.00038
19683670
(+366 from 1962)
6
(+1 from 1962)
0.00034
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19624036
(+30 from 1961)
5
No change from 1961
0.00024
19614066
(-237 from 1954)
5
No change from 1954
0.00023
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19543829
(-1249 from 1950)
5
(-4 from 1950)
0.00024
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19502580
(+553 from 1941)
9
(+3 from 1941)
0.00049
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19413133
(-262 from 1940)
6
(-1 from 1940)
0.00048
19402871
(-422 from 1939)
7
(-2 from 1939)
0.00059
19392449
(+1069 from 1937)
9
(+4 from 1937)
0.00079
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19373518
(-664 from 1936)
5
(-2 from 1936)
0.00046
19362854
(+151 from 1933)
7
No change from 1933
0.00066
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19333005
(-156 from 1932)
7
(-1 from 1932)
0.00069
19322849
(+1152 from 1930)
8
(+3 from 1930)
0.00074
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19304001
(-441 from 1929)
5
(-1 from 1929)
0.00044
19293560
(-1290 from 1928)
6
(-7 from 1928)
0.00054
19282270
(+253 from 1927)
13
(+2 from 1927)
0.00114
19272523
(+1185 from 1926)
11
(+5 from 1926)
0.00095
19263708
(+33 from 1925)
6
No change from 1925
0.00052
19253741
(-481 from 1924)
6
(-2 from 1924)
0.00052
19243260
(-310 from 1923)
8
(-1 from 1923)
0.00068
19232950
(+921 from 1922)
9
(+3 from 1922)
0.00079
19223871
(-885 from 1921)
6
(-3 from 1921)
0.00053
19212986
(-855 from 1920)
9
(-6 from 1920)
0.00079
19202131
(+254 from 1919)
15
(+3 from 1919)
0.00136
19192385
(+13 from 1918)
12
No change from 1918
0.00118
19182398
(+528 from 1916)
12
(+4 from 1916)
0.00114
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19162926
(+466 from 1915)
8
(+2 from 1915)
0.00087
19153392
(-1300 from 1913)
6
(-2 from 1913)
0.00068
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19132092
(-346 from 1912)
8
(-1 from 1912)
0.00149
19121746
(-616 from 1903)
9
(+4 from 1903)
0.00199
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19031130
(-156 from 1889)
5
No change from 1889
0.00387
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1889974
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00420
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Boone

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#7762021#7762022#7182023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3722021#3222022#3962023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4002021#2742022#2792023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2882021#3842022#4192023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#3932021#3502022#2962023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#2752021#2402022#3122023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#6412021#5522022#8522023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#12122021#15532022#13042023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4092021#4132022#4192023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4162021#4582022#3452023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#3282021#3402022#4182023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#8332021#9582022#8282023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3432021#3772022#3112023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3892021#2362022#2552023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5122021#4052022#4342023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#7632021#8272022#5312023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3662021#4312022#2612023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6202021#3712022#4422023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#3392021#5282022#3612023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#6582021#11212022#7952023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2332021#1902022#2462023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#5782021#6292022#6672023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#10422021#11682022#10542023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3712021#3352022#4332023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#6772021#6282022#5182023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#4092021#5512022#8152023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4542021#3522022#4702023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2802021#2612022#3612023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#15652020#11482021#18052023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2032021#2002022#2302023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#6222019#8182021#9272022

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3012018#2972021#3372022

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2562017#2432019#1852020

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1302021

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1742023

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#862022

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8212019

Popularity Rankings for Boone in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#13062013#9662020#9742022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Boone a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name is mainly used for boys, depicting a blessed child since birth.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Boone

Boone in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Daniel Boone (Pioneer, 1734–1820): An American frontiersman and explorer whose adventures in Kentucky made him a legendary figure in American history.
  • Pat Boone (Singer, 1934): An American singer, composer, actor, and writer who gained fame in the 1950s with his smooth vocal style and numerous hit songs.
  • Debby Boone (Singer, 1956): An American singer and actress best known for her hit single "You Light Up My Life," which topped the charts in the 1970s.
  • Boone Jenner (Hockey Player, 1993): A Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL.
  • Boone Logan (Baseball Player, 1984): An American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for several teams.
  • Boone Carlyle ("Lost," 2004 TV Series): A character who is part of the ensemble cast stranded on a mysterious island after a plane crash.
  • "Boone: The Bounty Hunter" (2017 Film): A reality TV bounty hunter who goes after a drug lord to prove his worth.
  • "Daniel Boone" (1964 TV Series): A frontier hero who explores and settles the American wilderness.
  • Boone Town (North Carolina, USA): A small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains known for its vibrant arts scene, outdoor activities, and as the home of Appalachian State University.
  • Boone City (Iowa, USA): A city in central Iowa, recognized for its historical architecture and the annual Pufferbilly Days festival celebrating its railroad heritage.
  • Boone Town (Colorado, USA): A small town in Pueblo County known for its rural charm and agricultural community.
  • Boone (Kentucky, USA): A location with historical significance related to the legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone, offering various historical sites and outdoor recreational opportunities.
  • Boone Village (Nebraska, USA): A village in Boone County characterized by its close-knit community and local farming industry.

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