Recorded 1919–1952 Boys' name Peak 1922 117 births

Boykin — boys' name

117 babies named Boykin in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s531930s221940s261950s10
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Boykin was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Boykin in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Boykin

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Boykin between 1919 and 1952, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Boykin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Boykin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Boykin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Boykin 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 117 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.

Boykin at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

117

Since 1919

34 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1919

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1952

Boykin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1919

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
45678910 1952194619391931192719221919 6

Boykin by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
53 births that decade — 45% of Boykin's all-time total
1910s61920s531930s221940s261950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Boykin?
117 babies have been named Boykin since 1919. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Boykin most popular?
Boykin was most popular in the 1920s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Boykin been used?
Boykin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 34 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Boykin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boyd, Boyce, Boy, Boyan, 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, 1919–1952 (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.