Booker Washington
There are approximately 3 people named Booker Washington living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Booker with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Washington. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Booker
5.0K
Alive today
Named Washington
206K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 5.0K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1916
Average age: 51
Estimated bearers: 206K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #145
Per 100K: 60.14
Top ancestry: Black (87.5%)
First name trend
Booker: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Booker. The peak year was 1916 with 294 births. The average person named Booker today is 51 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Washington surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Washington, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 87.5%.
- Black or African American87.5%
- White5.2%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Booker has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0015% of the US population, based on 5,013 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Washington appears at a rate of 60.14 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0601%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Booker Washington. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Washington
FAQ
Booker Washington: questions and answers
How many people are named Booker Washington?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Booker Washington. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0015%) with the surname frequency (60.14 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Booker Washington?
We classify Booker Washington as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Booker a male or female name?
Booker is predominantly male. Out of 12,055 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Booker profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.