Total births
23
Recorded 1920–1929 Boys' name Peak 1926 23 births
Boyden — boys' name
23 babies named Boyden in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
23 boys have been named Boyden since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 23
- total births
- 1920–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Boyden was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
7 babies were named Boyden in 1926 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Boyden
The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Boyden between 1920 and 1929, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Boyden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Boyden performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Boyden 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 23 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.
Boyden at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Boyden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1920
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
Boyden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 23 births that decade — 100% of Boyden's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Boyden? ▼
23 babies have been named Boyden since 1920. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Boyden most popular? ▼
Boyden was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Boyden been used? ▼
Boyden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 10 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Boyden? ▼
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 Boyden
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Boy Boy
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Boykin Boy
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Boyan 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, 1920–1929 (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.