Boise — boys' name
38 babies named Boise in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
45% of everyone ever named Boise was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Boise in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Boise
The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Boise between 1913 and 1967, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Boise currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Boise performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Boise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Boise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Boise at a glance
Last recorded 1967Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Boise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1913
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1967.
38 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 6 births in a single year.
Boise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 17 births that decade — 45% of Boise's all-time total
Boise decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Boise's strongest decade
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.