Boys' name · since 1900

Boy

Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 923 babies named Boy, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,410 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,224 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
923
born since 1900
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Boy is the #5224 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 923 recorded since 1900.

Social Security Administration records show Boy recorded 923 times among boys since 1900, holding rank #5224 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.

  • #5,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,224 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 923 born since 1900
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boy ranks #5,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,224 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 923 born since 1900, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,410 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,224 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
923
born since 1900
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%62.4%
Boy vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Boy's 923 recorded births place it above 88.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Boy compares

923 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Boy's all-time total is 150% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Boy Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 923 369 358,536
Peak-year births 42 34 22,252

Boy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Boy's full recorded timeline at 2001, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Boy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
42
Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
01020304050 19001953199019972004201120182025 18

Boy by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (264 births, 29% of the file).

2010s was Boy's strongest decade.

264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Boy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 264 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Boy 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 Boy's total volume

Boy vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -26, 8.8%-19, 16.3%-136, 2.6%-47, 4.7%-114, 4.5%-91, 5.4%-26, 14.6%-109, 3.8%-53, 4.3%-110, 2.6%-55, 3.9%-146, 3%-53, 7.5%-24, 8.1%-56, 4.2%Boy-126, 4.6%Boy
Boy vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Boy by state

Where Boy concentrates geographically, total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Boy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
87 9.4%
#2 North Dakota
66 7.2%
#3 Ohio
51 5.5%
#4 Georgia
32 3.5%
#5 New York
21 2.3%
#6 Minnesota
20 2.2%
#7 Washington
18 2.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
14 1.5%
Texas share of Boy's total US births 9.4%
Even split

87 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Boy appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Boy? ▼
Boy has been given to 923 babies in the U.S. since 1900, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,410 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,224 of 13,930. 42 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Boy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boy ranks #5,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,224 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Boy most popular? ▼
Boy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Boy most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Boy are Texas (87 births), North Dakota (66 births), Ohio (51 births).
How long has the name Boy been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Boy since 1900 -- 126 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Boy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boyd, Boyce, Boykin, Boyan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Boy's data

  • Boy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (264 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Boys (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Boy

Nearby Names Like Boy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Boy

Boyd Boy
#1960 27,680 births
Boyce Boy
#8929 5,518 births
Boykin Boy
117 births
Boyan Boy
#10390 109 births
Boyde Boy
81 births

Compare Boy side by side: Boy vs Boyd Boy vs Boyce Boy vs Boykin

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Boy

Eusebio #5223
3,077 births · Peak 1945
Domenick #5225
5,211 births · Peak 1925
Dannie #5222
9,137 births · Peak 1953
Randal #5226
29,192 births · Peak 1958
Avon #5221
1,641 births · Peak 1921
Gable #5227
804 births · Peak 2009
Rodger #5220
21,556 births · Peak 1949
Marino #5228
2,231 births · Peak 1994

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Boy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1900–2025 (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 Boy 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.