Boston

Boston

Primarily a boy's name · 91% boys

Boston first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 102 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 497 babies (rank #555 that year). In 2024 it was given to 449 boys (rank #627). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

11,437

Total babies (all years)

102

Years in the data

497

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#928
1884	5	#988
1886	5	#982
1891	7	#774
1893	5	#1,055
1901	6	#965
1902	5	#1,164
1905	5	#1,255
1907	8	#1,008
1909	5	#1,478
1910	8	#1,210
1912	6	#2,309
1913	8	#2,111
1914	16	#1,555
1915	13	#2,082
1916	13	#2,167
1917	12	#2,299
1918	9	#2,908
1919	9	#2,906
1920	13	#2,352
1921	21	#1,709
1922	16	#2,051
1924	13	#2,365
1925	11	#2,612
1926	21	#1,668
1927	5	#4,272
1928	10	#2,683
1929	9	#2,789
1931	6	#3,428
1932	6	#3,410
1933	10	#2,386
1934	10	#2,410
1935	8	#2,740
1936	7	#2,890
1937	9	#2,507
1938	11	#2,200
1939	5	#3,541
1940	9	#2,501
1941	8	#2,681
1942	10	#2,396
1943	11	#2,293
1944	6	#3,141
1945	10	#2,263
1946	8	#2,716
1947	7	#3,115
1948	7	#3,030
1950	7	#3,060
1951	6	#3,394
1954	8	#2,972
1955	5	#3,937
1956	7	#3,246
1962	6	#3,676
1963	5	#4,102
1964	6	#3,644
1969	5	#4,468
1970	6	#4,283
1977	6	#5,201
1978	5	#5,895
1980	7	#4,991
1981	12	#3,439
1982	11	#3,715
1984	8	#4,602
1985	7	#5,205
1986	9	#4,502
1987	16	#3,087
1988	18	#2,977
1989	23	#2,703
1990	29	#2,376
1991	25	#2,690
1992	46	#1,805
1993	34	#2,259
1994	44	#1,896
1995	57	#1,604
1996	55	#1,708
1997	60	#1,658
1998	73	#1,502
1999	73	#1,531
2000	83	#1,479
2001	75	#1,592
2002	116	#1,201
2003	130	#1,155
2004	188	#909
2005	302	#687
2006	374	#631
2007	388	#627
2008	461	#563
2009	492	#537
2010	462	#546
2011	456	#556
2012	487	#536
2013	465	#566
2014	497	#555
2015	451	#605
2016	416	#638
2017	389	#658
2018	407	#640
2019	451	#607
2020	462	#596
2021	464	#601
2022	454	#616
2023	433	#635
2024	449	#627

Year

Babies

Rank

1880

#928

1884

#988

1886

#982

1891

#774

1893

#1,055

1901

#965

1902

#1,164

1905

#1,255

1907

#1,008

1909

#1,478

1910

#1,210

1912

#2,309

1913

#2,111

1914

#1,555

1915

#2,082

1916

#2,167

1917

#2,299

1918

#2,908

1919

#2,906

1920

#2,352

1921

#1,709

1922

#2,051

1924

#2,365

1925

#2,612

1926

#1,668

1927

#4,272

1928

#2,683

1929

#2,789

1931

#3,428

1932

#3,410

1933

#2,386

1934

#2,410

1935

#2,740

1936

#2,890

1937

#2,507

1938

#2,200

1939

#3,541

1940

#2,501

1941

#2,681

1942

#2,396

1943

#2,293

1944

#3,141

1945

#2,263

1946

#2,716

1947

#3,115

1948

#3,030

1950

#3,060

1951

#3,394

1954

#2,972

1955

#3,937

1956

#3,246

1962

#3,676

1963

#4,102

1964

#3,644

1969

#4,468

1970

#4,283

1977

#5,201

1978

#5,895

1980

#4,991

1981

#3,439

1982

#3,715

1984

#4,602

1985

#5,205

1986

#4,502

1987

#3,087

1988

#2,977

1989

#2,703

1990

#2,376

1991

#2,690

1992

#1,805

1993

#2,259

1994

#1,896

1995

#1,604

1996

#1,708

1997

#1,658

1998

#1,502

1999

#1,531

2000

#1,479

2001

#1,592

2002

116

#1,201

2003

130

#1,155

2004

188

#909

2005

302

#687

2006

374

#631

2007

388

#627

2008

461

#563

2009

492

#537

2010

462

#546

2011

456

#556

2012

487

#536

2013

465

#566

2014

497

#555

2015

451

#605

2016

416

#638

2017

389

#658

2018

407

#640

2019

451

#607

2020

462

#596

2021

464

#601

2022

454

#616

2023

433

#635

2024

449

#627

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Boston in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail