Boys' name · since 2012
Boyan
109 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.
- #16,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Boyan is the #10390 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 109 recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boyan has been recorded 109 times among boys since 2012, currently ranked #10390 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #16,837 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,390 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 109 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boyan ranks #16,837 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,390 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 109 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Boyan's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Boyan compares
109 27th percentile among 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
Boyan's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Boyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Boyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Boyan splits its recorded history at 2019: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Boyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Boyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Boyan's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Boyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Boyan's data
- Boyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Boyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Boyan 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.