boy's name

Boden

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 5,631

the United States

#770

2025 births

Boden is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 333 babies in the United States, ranking #770. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2023, when 344 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 9,956 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1987.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Boden over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,921
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Boden by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 7
1990s 72
2000s 974
2010s 1,921
2020s (to 2025) 1,831

How popular is Boden?

In 2025, Boden was given to 333 babies in the United States, ranking #770 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Boden is used

Ireland #747 4 in 2022
United States #770 333 in 2025
Canada #787 34 in 2024
Scotland #874 3 in 2024
England & Wales #890 36 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Boden

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Boden also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Boden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Boden

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Boden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Boden

How popular is the name Boden?

In 2025, Boden was given to 333 babies in the United States, ranking #770 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Boden a girl's or a boy's name?

Boden is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Boden?

Boden has 2 syllables.

When was Boden most popular?

Boden peaked in 2023, when 344 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Boden a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Boden currently ranks #770 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.