Boy

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Boy first appears in the U.S. data in 1900 and has been recorded in 49 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 42 babies (rank #2,902 that year). In 2024 it was given to 23 boys (rank #4,436). The name has been declining over the last five years.
898
Total babies (all years)
49
Years in the data
42
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19005#1,337
19035#1,150
19085#1,400
19155#3,891
19165#3,971
19237#3,512
19325#3,838
19535#3,862
19787#4,606
198511#3,826
19867#5,399
198711#3,996
19889#4,827
198910#4,854
199011#4,694
199117#3,478
199228#2,541
199333#2,298
199424#2,954
199520#3,315
199622#3,211
199713#4,694
199813#4,907
199936#2,467
200014#5,066
200139#2,493
200215#4,936
200314#5,300
200414#5,529
200515#5,316
200624#4,012
200713#6,306
200832#3,427
200912#6,856
201016#5,508
201118#5,001
201221#4,555
201320#4,643
201427#3,797
201527#3,893
201620#4,797
201732#3,452
201840#2,952
201942#2,902
202025#4,034
202131#3,591
202224#4,319
202326#4,122
202423#4,436