Boone is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #1742 in 2009 with 88 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 762 births ranking #423. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 158.8%. In 2009, approximately 1 in every 22,538 boys born was named Boone. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Boone is a surname-style name ultimately linked with the French word for "good". It feels rugged and distinctly American in modern use, even though the deeper linguistic roots are older.
The name is especially familiar in the United States because of frontier associations such as Daniel Boone. That historical flavour gives it a strong outdoorsy and independent image.