Bookert
A unique invented name of possible Dutch origin, perhaps a blend of "book" and a masculine name suffix.
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Bookert. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Bookert today is around 91 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bookert births was 1915 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bookert. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Bookert is about 91 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Bookerts were born before 1945.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Bookert. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1915
7 babies that year
Average age
91
years old
1943 SSA rank
#3,603
Tracked since 1912
Popularity
Bookert: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bookert from the 1910s through to the 1940s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 36 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1910s peak, Bookert remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bookert by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bookert during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Bookerts live
Origin
Meaning and history of Bookert
The name Bookert is thought to have originated from the Old English language, with roots dating back to the early medieval period in England, around the 7th to 9th centuries AD. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English words "boc" meaning "book" and "eard" meaning "native place" or "homeland." Thus, the name Bookert may have initially referred to someone who was a scholar, a bookkeeper, or someone associated with books or literacy.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bookert can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landholdings and tax assessments commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears as "Bocchard," which is likely a variant spelling of Bookert. This suggests that the name was already in use among the Anglo-Saxon population of England before the Norman Conquest.
In the 12th century, a monk named Bookert of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire, England, is mentioned in historical records for his contributions to the abbey's library and his work as a scribe. This is one of the earliest known examples of a prominent individual bearing the name Bookert.
During the Middle Ages, the name Bookert appeared in various religious texts and chronicles, often referring to clergymen or scholars. One notable example is Bookert of Salisbury, a 13th-century English cleric and philosopher who wrote treatises on logic and metaphysics.
In the 15th century, a German artist and engraver named Bookert Israhel Van Meckenem was active in the Lower Rhine region. His intricate woodcuts and engravings were widely circulated and highly regarded during the Renaissance period.
Another famous bearer of the name was Bookert de Ghourie, a 16th-century French explorer and navigator who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyages to Canada and is credited with being one of the first Europeans to document the St. Lawrence River region.
People
Bookert + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bookert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bookert: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bookert?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bookert going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Bookert a common name?
We classify Bookert as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 88 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bookert most popular?
The single biggest year for Bookert was 1915, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bookert is about 91 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bookert in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bookert a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bookert in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bookert still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bookert in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bookert can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Bookert?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.