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Boone

“Dutch/English surname meaning 'bean' or 'someone who farmed beans'” — Dutch/Middle Dutch origin

Boy's name · #423 in the US (2025) · Trending

Boone has appeared in US records since 1889 — best rank #423 (2025) · 6,887 babies named Boone all-time · 1 in 2,200 boys born in 2025.

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.

Famous Boones

• Boone Jenner — Canadian ice hockey player
• Boone Logan — American baseball player
• Boone Helm — American cannibal (1828-1864)
• Boone Guyton — United States naval aviator
• Boone Speed — American photographer and rock climber

In stories & tradition

• Boone Carlyle — Lost

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