Boss vs Boston

Side-by-side comparison of Boss and Boston — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Boss

Boy name · Rank #8968

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Name B

Boston

Boy name · Rank #627

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Metric Boss Boston
Current Rank #8968 #627
Total Births (all years) 444 10,448
Peak Year 2018 2014
Peak Year Births 16 497
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Boss Boston
1880ss 40 15
1890ss 72 12
1900ss 22 29
1910ss 50 94
1920ss 40 119
1930ss 6 72
1940ss 5 76
1950ss — 33
1960ss — 22
1970ss — 17
1980ss — 111
1990ss — 496
2000ss 28 2,609
2010ss 123 4,481
2020ss 58 2,262

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Boss Boston
2014 12 497
2015 9 451
2016 14 416
2017 10 389
2018 16 407
2019 14 451
2020 15 462
2021 13 464
2022 12 454
2023 10 433
2024 8 449

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2024.

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