boy's name
Boy
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 933
Boy is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Boy is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Boy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 15 |
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 48 |
| 1990s | 217 |
| 2000s | 192 |
| 2010s | 264 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 153 |
How popular is Boy?
In 2025, Boy was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Boy is used
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 Boy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Boy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Boy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Boy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Boy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Boy
How popular is the name Boy?
In 2025, Boy was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Boy a girl's or a boy's name?
Boy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Boy?
Boy has 1 syllable.
When was Boy most popular?
Boy peaked in 2019, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Boy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Boy currently ranks #5,325 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.