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“Dutch/English surname meaning 'bean' or 'someone who farmed beans'” — Dutch/Middle Dutch origin
Boy's name · #423 in the US (2025) · Trending
Boone is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1889, it stood at #423 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 6,900 boys have been named Boone along the way. In Nebraska and Iowa it runs 3–4× its national rate. It is also an American family name — about 54,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.
Around the world: about 1 in 8,400 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Sutton · Bodie · Stone · Miller · Boden · Rome
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