Boyd vs Boy

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

Name A

Boyd

Boy name · Rank #2210

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Name B

Boy

Boy name · Rank #3990

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Metric Boyd Boy
Current Rank #2210 #3990
Total Births (all years) 27,680 923
Peak Year 1922 2019
Peak Year Births 508 42
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Boyd Boy
1880s 311 -
1890s 371 -
1900s 510 15
1910s 2,781 10
1920s 4,562 7
1930s 3,957 5
1940s 3,735 -
1950s 3,713 5
1960s 3,132 -
1970s 1,477 7
1980s 742 48
1990s 544 217
2000s 457 192
2010s 856 264
2020s 532 153

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Boyd Boy
2014 99 28
2015 81 27
2016 99 20
2017 122 32
2018 117 40
2019 97 42
2020 109 25
2021 106 31
2022 107 26
2023 67 26
2024 65 27
2025 78 18

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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