Total births
102
US rank #11816 Boys' name Peak 2019 102 births
Boyan — #11816 US boys' name
102 babies named Boyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11816
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Boyan was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
13 babies were named Boyan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Boyan
The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Boyan between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Boyan currently holds the #11816 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Boyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Boyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Boyan 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 102 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.
Boyan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#11,816
Active since
2012
Boyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
Boyan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 60 births that decade — 59% of Boyan's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Boyan? ▼
102 babies have been named Boyan since 2012. It currently ranks #11816 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 13 births.
When was Boyan most popular? ▼
Boyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Boyan been used? ▼
Boyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Boyan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boyd, Boyce, Boy, Boykin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Boyan
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Boy Boy
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Boykin Boy
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Boyde Boy
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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, 2012–2024 (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.