Recorded 2002–2020 Boys' name Peak 2008 103 births

Bosten — boys' name

103 babies named Bosten in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s462010s512020s6
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bosten was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Bosten in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bosten

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Bosten between 2002 and 2020, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bosten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bosten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bosten shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bosten 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 103 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.

Bosten at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

103

Since 2002

19 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2002

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2020

Bosten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2002

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20202016201420122010200820062002 6

Bosten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 50% of Bosten's all-time total
2000s462010s512020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bosten?
103 babies have been named Bosten since 2002. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Bosten most popular?
Bosten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Bosten been used?
Bosten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 19 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Bosten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boston, Boss, Bosco, Bostyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2002–2020 (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.