Boston
Boston is a masculine given name which may refer to:Boston Blackie (guitarist) (1943–1993), American guitarist, singer, and bandleader Boston Charley, Native American warrior in the Modoc War Boston Corbett, American soldier who shot Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth Boston Custer (1848–1876), brother of George Armstrong Custer Boston Jenkins Drayton (1821–1865), Liberian politician,…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Boston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Boston is a masculine given name which may refer to:Boston Blackie (guitarist) (1943–1993), American guitarist, singer, and bandleader Boston Charley, Native American warrior in the Modoc War Boston Corbett, American soldier who shot Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth Boston Custer (1848–1876), brother of George Armstrong Custer Boston Jenkins Drayton (1821–1865), Liberian politician,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Boston
As a girl name
American parents first put Boston on the record books as a girl name in 1992, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 65 Bostons were born — ranking #2,682 that year. About 42% of every Boston on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Boston ranks #3,553 for girls with 43 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Boston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 497 births, good for #555 nationwide. About 40% of every Boston on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Boston ranks #643 for boys with 439 births, holding steady (+2%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Boston
Boston is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Boston's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #536. Use the chart and map above to compare Boston's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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