Rooke
Rooke is a surname, and may refer to:Adolphus Rooke (1814–1881), English settler in Van Diemen's Land Arthur Rooke (1878–1947), British actor and silent film director Barbara Rooke (1917–1978), Canadian scholar Bernard Rooke, British artist and studio potter Charles Rooke (1869–1946), Irish rugby union player Constance Rooke (1942–2008), Canadian academic Daphne Rooke (1914–2009), South African…
Meaning & Origin of Rooke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rooke is a surname, and may refer to:Adolphus Rooke (1814–1881), English settler in Van Diemen's Land Arthur Rooke (1878–1947), British actor and silent film director Barbara Rooke (1917–1978), Canadian scholar Bernard Rooke, British artist and studio potter Charles Rooke (1869–1946), Irish rugby union player Constance Rooke (1942–2008), Canadian academic Daphne Rooke (1914–2009), South African…
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The Story of Rooke
Rooke first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 8 Rookes were born — ranking #8,781 that year. As of 2026, Rooke ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Rookes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rooke
Rooke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Rooke's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #8,781. Use the chart and map above to compare Rooke's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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