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Origin & history of Rook1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Rook comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Crow; chariot.
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How popular is Rook?
2023
peak year
The name Rook reached its peak in 2023, with 71 registrations (ranked #2091). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 2001, roughly 22 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2973) today, averaging about 47 new babies per year. Rook has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 661 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
71
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,091)
(ranked #2,091)
47
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
470
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
661
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rook5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
R9
O6
O6
K2
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Rook🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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