Boris

Boris

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Russian

Meaning

Boris, Borys or Barys is a male name of Bulgar origin. It is most commonly used in countries in Eastern Europe. It is also used in Greece and countries that speak Germanic, Baltic and Romance languages. The spelling variant Borys is more common in Poland.

From Wikipedia

Boris first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 57 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 156 babies (rank #122 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Boris

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Boris yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,459

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

156

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	2	#719
1957	2	#748
1960	2	#805
1961	2	#818
1962	2	#843
1963	4	#719
1964	5	#678
1965	9	#589
1966	9	#588
1967	19	#434
1968	23	#394
1969	32	#348
1970	41	#312
1971	52	#280
1972	43	#294
1973	45	#282
1974	46	#275
1975	46	#271
1976	33	#327
1977	32	#334
1978	26	#375
1979	24	#397
1980	29	#367
1981	17	#495
1982	21	#451
1983	24	#412
1984	35	#343
1985	28	#393
1986	36	#355
1987	29	#415
1988	34	#389
1989	43	#346
1990	37	#393
1991	66	#267
1992	63	#273
1993	65	#264
1994	61	#274
1995	77	#232
1996	106	#179
1997	87	#214
1998	92	#211
1999	92	#213
2000	112	#180
2001	139	#150
2002	136	#148
2003	154	#132
2004	156	#122
2005	122	#151
2006	117	#148
2007	102	#165
2008	118	#143
2009	110	#148
2010	120	#131
2011	134	#116
2012	117	#126
2013	140	#107
2014	141	#109

Year

Babies

Rank

1956

#719

1957

#748

1960

#805

1961

#818

1962

#843

1963

#719

1964

#678

1965

#589

1966

#588

1967

#434

1968

#394

1969

#348

1970

#312

1971

#280

1972

#294

1973

#282

1974

#275

1975

#271

1976

#327

1977

#334

1978

#375

1979

#397

1980

#367

1981

#495

1982

#451

1983

#412

1984

#343

1985

#393

1986

#355

1987

#415

1988

#389

1989

#346

1990

#393

1991

#267

1992

#273

1993

#264

1994

#274

1995

#232

1996

106

#179

1997

#214

1998

#211

1999

#213

2000

112

#180

2001

139

#150

2002

136

#148

2003

154

#132

2004

156

#122

2005

122

#151

2006

117

#148

2007

102

#165

2008

118

#143

2009

110

#148

2010

120

#131

2011

134

#116

2012

117

#126

2013

140

#107

2014

141

#109

Meaning

Numerology of Boris

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Boris

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Year-by-Year Detail