Is Boris a boy or girl name?
Boris is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 35 boys were named Boris, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,584 US babies named Boris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,328
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Boris since 1911
- 4,584
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Boris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 237 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 287 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 597 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 481 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 401 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 603 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 581 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 507 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 193 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3,328 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,569 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,598 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 55 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 62 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 72 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 65 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 59 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 54 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 54 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 58 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 82 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 66 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 59 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 56 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 61 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 63 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 62 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 76 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 63 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,601 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,579 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 35 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 34 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 33 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 50 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 36 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 35 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Boris reached #872 in 1962. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.