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 #9006

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Metric Boston Boss
Current Rank #627 #9006
Total Births (all years) 10,901 451
Peak Year 2014 2018
Peak Year Births 497 16
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Boston Boss
1880s 15 40
1890s 12 72
1900s 29 22
1910s 94 50
1920s 119 40
1930s 72 6
1940s 76 5
1950s 33 -
1960s 22 -
1970s 17 -
1980s 111 -
1990s 495 -
2000s 2,609 28
2010s 4,481 123
2020s 2,716 65

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 463 15
2021 464 13
2022 454 12
2023 433 10
2024 451 8
2025 451 7

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, 1880–2025.

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