Boz
Boz is a given name, nickname, and surname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Boz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Boz is a given name, nickname, and surname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Boz
The earliest SSA record of Boz as a baby boy name dates back to 1978, when 5 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Boz — #5,772 in the national rankings. Boz last appeared in the published SSA data in 1978, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Boz
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- Boz (king) (died c. 380), king of the Antes, in what is now Ukraine
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Names that sound like Boz
Phonetically similar names — useful when Boz is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bows
- Bose
- Boes
- Boze
- Bowes
- Beaus
- Boase
- Bees
- Biz
- Bes
- Bays
- Bizz
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Boz
Boz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Boz's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #5,772. Use the chart and map above to compare Boz'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.