Is Boston a boy or girl name?
Boston is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 449 boys were named Boston, so 8.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.6% of the 11,437 US babies named Boston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #627
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,509
- Babies named Boston since 1880
- 11,437
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 562 babies
Boys and girls named Boston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 496 | 64 | 11.4% |
| 2000s | 2,609 | 250 | 8.7% |
| 2010s | 4,481 | 453 | 9.2% |
| 2020s | 2,262 | 222 | 8.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 449 | #627 | 44 | #3,509 |
| 2023 | 433 | #635 | 41 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 454 | #616 | 43 | #3,604 |
| 2021 | 464 | #601 | 52 | #3,119 |
| 2020 | 462 | #596 | 42 | #3,555 |
| 2019 | 451 | #607 | 53 | #3,046 |
| 2018 | 407 | #640 | 41 | #3,685 |
| 2017 | 389 | #658 | 41 | #3,705 |
| 2016 | 416 | #638 | 50 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 451 | #605 | 39 | #3,855 |
| 2014 | 497 | #555 | 65 | #2,690 |
| 2013 | 465 | #566 | 48 | #3,324 |
| 2012 | 487 | #536 | 50 | #3,274 |
| 2011 | 456 | #556 | 33 | #4,372 |
| 2010 | 462 | #546 | 33 | #4,409 |
| 2009 | 492 | #537 | 34 | #4,382 |
| 2008 | 461 | #563 | 41 | #3,874 |
| 2007 | 388 | #627 | 36 | #4,226 |
| 2006 | 374 | #631 | 33 | #4,372 |
| 2005 | 302 | #687 | 30 | #4,500 |
| 2004 | 188 | #909 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2003 | 130 | #1,155 | 18 | #6,351 |
| 2002 | 116 | #1,201 | 17 | #6,435 |
| 2001 | 75 | #1,592 | 10 | #9,468 |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,479 | 7 | #11,969 |
| 1999 | 73 | #1,531 | 12 | #7,790 |
| 1998 | 73 | #1,502 | 6 | #12,666 |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,658 | 11 | #7,830 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,708 | 5 | #13,802 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,604 | 9 | #8,863 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,896 | 6 | #11,964 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,259 | 10 | #8,135 |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,805 | 5 | #13,543 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,087 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,502 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,205 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,602 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,715 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,439 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,991 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,895 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,201 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,283 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,468 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,644 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,102 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,676 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,246 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,394 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,060 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,030 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,681 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,890 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,272 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,906 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,908 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,309 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #928 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Boston reached #536 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #2,690 in 2014. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Boston
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.