Recorded 1917–1964 Boys' name Peak 1931 81 births

Boyde — boys' name

81 babies named Boyde in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s291930s281940s61950s61960s6
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Boyde was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

10 babies were named Boyde in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Boyde

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Boyde between 1917 and 1964, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Boyde currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Boyde performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Boyde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Boyde 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 81 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.

Boyde at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

81

Since 1917

48 years of records

Peak year

1931

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1917

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1964

Boyde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1917

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1931)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 1964194319331930192419221917 6

Boyde by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 36% of Boyde's all-time total
1910s61920s291930s281940s61950s61960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Boyde?
81 babies have been named Boyde since 1917. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1931 with 10 births.
When was Boyde most popular?
Boyde was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Boyde been used?
Boyde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 48 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Boyde?
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.

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, 1917–1964 (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.