Boston
Boy name
Boston at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #627 in 2024
Boston popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,231 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,941 | 7 |
| 1990 | #2,373 | 29 |
| 2000 | #1,479 | 83 |
| 2010 | #546 | 462 |
| 2012 | #536 | 487 |
| 2020 | #595 | 462 |
| 2024 | #627 | 449 |
All 102 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1884 | #971 | 5 |
| 1886 | #959 | 5 |
| 1891 | #766 | 7 |
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1901 | #943 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1905 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1907 | #999 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1912 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1913 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1914 | #1,545 | 16 |
| 1915 | #2,071 | 13 |
| 1916 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1917 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1918 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1919 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1921 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1922 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1924 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1925 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1926 | #1,661 | 21 |
| 1927 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1928 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1929 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1932 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1933 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1934 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1935 | #2,720 | 8 |
| 1936 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1937 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1938 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1939 | #3,481 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1942 | #2,385 | 10 |
| 1943 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1944 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1945 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1946 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1948 | #3,009 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1954 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1955 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1962 | #3,641 | 6 |
| 1963 | #4,049 | 5 |
| 1964 | #3,602 | 6 |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,231 | 6 |
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,941 | 7 |
| 1981 | #3,413 | 12 |
| 1982 | #3,691 | 11 |
| 1984 | #4,553 | 8 |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1986 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1987 | #3,071 | 16 |
| 1988 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1989 | #2,691 | 23 |
| 1990 | #2,373 | 29 |
| 1991 | #2,683 | 25 |
| 1992 | #1,804 | 46 |
| 1993 | #2,257 | 34 |
| 1994 | #1,894 | 44 |
| 1995 | #1,603 | 57 |
| 1996 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1997 | #1,657 | 60 |
| 1998 | #1,502 | 73 |
| 1999 | #1,531 | 73 |
| 2000 | #1,479 | 83 |
| 2001 | #1,589 | 75 |
| 2002 | #1,200 | 116 |
| 2003 | #1,155 | 130 |
| 2004 | #909 | 188 |
| 2005 | #687 | 302 |
| 2006 | #631 | 374 |
| 2007 | #627 | 388 |
| 2008 | #563 | 461 |
| 2009 | #537 | 492 |
| 2010 | #546 | 462 |
| 2011 | #556 | 456 |
| 2012 | #536 | 487 |
| 2013 | #566 | 465 |
| 2014 | #555 | 497 |
| 2015 | #605 | 451 |
| 2016 | #638 | 416 |
| 2017 | #658 | 389 |
| 2018 | #640 | 407 |
| 2019 | #607 | 451 |
| 2020 | #595 | 462 |
| 2021 | #599 | 464 |
| 2022 | #616 | 454 |
| 2023 | #635 | 433 |
| 2024 | #627 | 449 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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