Boswell vs Boston

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

Name A

Boswell

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Name B

Boston

Boy name · Rank #627

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Metric Boswell Boston
Current Rank Unranked #627
Total Births (all years) 5 10,901
Peak Year 1915 2014
Peak Year Births 5 497
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Boswell Boston
1880ss — 15
1890ss — 12
1900ss — 29
1910ss 5 94
1920ss — 119
1930ss — 72
1940ss — 76
1950ss — 33
1960ss — 22
1970ss — 17
1980ss — 111
1990ss — 495
2000ss — 2,609
2010ss — 4,481
2020ss — 2,716

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Boswell Boston
2014 — 497
2015 — 451
2016 — 416
2017 — 389
2018 — 407
2019 — 451
2020 — 463
2021 — 464
2022 — 454
2023 — 433
2024 — 451
2025 — 451

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, 1915–1915.

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