Boys' name · since 1928
Boaz
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 3,476 babies named Boaz, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,476
- born since 1928
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,476 babies have been named Boaz since 1928, making it today's #892 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Boaz recorded 3,476 times among boys since 1928, holding rank #892 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #2,292 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #892 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,476 born since 1928
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boaz ranks #2,292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #892 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,476 born since 1928, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,476
- born since 1928
- 2020s
- peak decade
Boaz's 3,476 recorded births place it above 94.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Boaz compares
3,476 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Boaz's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Boaz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,476 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 268 | 34 | 22,252 |
Boaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Boaz splits its recorded history at 1998: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 268 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Boaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 268
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Boaz by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,342 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Boaz's strongest decade.
1,342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Boaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 180
1990s
180 births
- 2000s 477
2000s
477 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,315 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,342 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,342 births (39% of all-time use).
How Boaz compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Boaz's total volume
Boaz by state
Where Boaz concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 319 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 204 | 5.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 152 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 121 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 121 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 112 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 89 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 74 | 2.1% |
319 of 3,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Boaz appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Boazs (319 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Boaz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Boaz draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.