Boston
#3,028 for girls in 2025, 54 births · #620 for boys in 2025, 451 births
Given to boys 91.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2012 · 487 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,901since 1880
Boston over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,028 | 54 | #620 | 451 |
| 2024 | #3,516 | 44 | #627 | 451 |
| 2023 | #3,709 | 41 | #636 | 433 |
| 2022 | #3,595 | 43 | #616 | 454 |
| 2021 | #3,112 | 52 | #599 | 464 |
| 2020 | #3,546 | 42 | #594 | 463 |
| 2019 | #3,043 | 53 | #607 | 451 |
| 2018 | #3,677 | 41 | #640 | 407 |
| 2017 | #3,697 | 41 | #659 | 389 |
| 2016 | #3,229 | 50 | #638 | 416 |
| 2015 | #3,842 | 39 | #605 | 451 |
| 2014 | #2,683 | 65 | #555 | 497 |
| 2013 | #3,314 | 48 | #566 | 465 |
| 2012 | #3,267 | 50 | #536 | 487 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #557 | 456 |
| 2010 | #4,397 | 33 | #546 | 462 |
| 2009 | #4,370 | 34 | #537 | 492 |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | #563 | 461 |
| 2007 | #4,213 | 36 | #627 | 388 |
| 2006 | #4,358 | 33 | #631 | 374 |
| 2005 | #4,487 | 30 | #687 | 302 |
| 2004 | #5,208 | 24 | #909 | 188 |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | #1,155 | 130 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #1,200 | 116 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #1,591 | 75 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #1,479 | 83 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #1,531 | 73 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #1,502 | 73 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #1,657 | 60 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #1,603 | 57 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #1,927 | 43 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #2,257 | 34 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #1,804 | 46 |
| 1991 | — | #2,683 | 25 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,373 | 29 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,690 | 23 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,961 | 18 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,072 | 16 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,457 | 9 | |
| 1985 | — | #5,147 | 7 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,552 | 8 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #3,692 | 11 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,412 | 12 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,940 | 7 | |
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #4,230 | 6 | |
| 1969 | — | #4,404 | 5 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #3,601 | 6 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,364 | 6 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,021 | 7 | |
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | #3,010 | 7 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,277 | 11 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,386 | 10 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,659 | 10 | |
| 1927 | — | #4,210 | 5 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,661 | 21 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,588 | 11 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,703 | 21 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,336 | 13 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,882 | 9 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,280 | 12 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,070 | 13 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,545 | 16 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Boston was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1890, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Boston is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#98 · 1 in 344
- Idaho#246 · 1 in 956
- Iowa#342 · 1 in 2,052
- Oklahoma#399 · 1 in 2,291
- Ohio#459 · 1 in 3,640
Best ever in a state: #53 in Utah, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #98 | 65 | 1 in 344 |
| Idaho | #246 | 9 | 1 in 956 |
| Iowa | #342 | 8 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Oklahoma | #399 | 9 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Ohio | #459 | 18 | 1 in 3,640 |
| Tennessee | #485 | 11 | 1 in 3,349 |
| Arkansas | #494 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| Arizona | #531 | 10 | 1 in 4,246 |
| Indiana | #532 | 10 | 1 in 3,825 |
| Minnesota | #583 | 6 | 1 in 4,995 |
| Missouri | #603 | 7 | 1 in 4,862 |
| Massachusetts | #623 | 5 | 1 in 6,570 |
| Wisconsin | #649 | 5 | 1 in 5,862 |
| Illinois | #673 | 14 | 1 in 5,511 |
| Texas | #750 | 24 | 1 in 7,546 |
| North Carolina | #782 | 7 | 1 in 7,473 |
| Washington | #807 | 5 | 1 in 6,945 |
| Georgia | #1,045 | 6 | 1 in 9,952 |
| Florida | #1,138 | 8 | 1 in 12,375 |
| California | #1,295 | 13 | 1 in 19,551 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
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| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Boston
- 7 spots since 2024 (#627 → #620)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#594 → #620)
- 15 spots since 2015 (#605 → #620)
- Biggest jump: 246 spots in 2004 (#1,155 → #909)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1902 (#943 → #1,137)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2012 at #536 (487 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 2004–2025
- Highest: 1 in 3,728 boys born in 2020 were named Boston (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,787 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #536 in 2012, was only 1 in 3,895 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 41.1% of all boys named Boston (4,481) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #909 (1880) | #946 |
| 1890s | 12 | #766 (1891) | #901 |
| 1900s | 29 | #943 (1901) | #1,150 |
| 1910s | 94 | #1,193 (1910) | #2,151 |
| 1920s | 119 | #1,661 (1926) | #2,479 |
| 1930s | 72 | #2,185 (1938) | #2,803 |
| 1940s | 76 | #2,242 (1945) | #2,660 |
| 1950s | 33 | #2,942 (1954) | #3,286 |
| 1960s | 22 | #3,601 (1964) | #3,923 |
| 1970s | 17 | #4,230 (1970) | #5,042 |
| 1980s | 111 | #2,690 (1989) | #3,880 |
| 1990s | 495 | #1,502 (1998) | #1,904 |
| 2000s | 2,609 | #537 (2009) | #938 |
| 2010s | 4,481 | #536 (2012) | #591 |
| 2020s | 2,716 | #594 (2020) | #615 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Boston in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 61,595 of them was named Boston, which outranked 76.6% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,373Zadie31
- #4,373Ziara31
- #4,373Zitlali31
- #4,487Boston30
- #4,487Abegail30
- #4,487Adalie30
- #4,487Adriane30
- #4,581Adella29
- #4,581Aden29
- #4,581Ailany29
Tied with 93 names at #4,487; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 6,614 of them was named Boston, which outranked 94.9% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.