Boston vs Boss

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

Name A

Boston

Boy name · Rank #627

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Name B

Boss

Boy name · Rank #8968

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1880–2024.

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