Boss

Where Boss comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Boss.

Boss through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #706 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1894
    Peak, #567
    13 babies named Boss, its best rank.
  3. 1895
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,079.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Boss in Wikidata.

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