Baby Name Popularity Profile

Boaz

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Boaz.

✦ In him is strength 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #891
All-Time Peak Rank #891 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 3,476 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1928 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 268 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Boaz Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning In him is strength
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from Hebrew Χ‘ΦΉΦΌΧ’Φ·Χ– (Bo'az), meaning 'in him is strength'. Boaz is a prominent figure in the Old Testament.
Pronunciation: BOH-az
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Boaz across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +51.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +98.5%
2015: 135 births 135 2016: 163 births 2017: 150 births 2018: 179 births 2019: 191 births 2020: 177 births 177 2021: 217 births 2022: 220 births 2023: 239 births 2024: 221 births 2025: 268 births 268
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 268 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 47 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 5
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 11
1970s: 57
1980s: 89
1990s: 180
2000s: 477
2010s: 1,315
2020s: 1,342

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Bo-a
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Washington
Top States Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Colorado, Florida
States with Data 30
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Washington #815 121 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 29 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #381 61 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #630 54 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1497 121 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #640 70 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #1205 319 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #851 34 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #980 204 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 28 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #636 60 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 33 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #348 54 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #526 46 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #717 52 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #635 112 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #654 38 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1800 152 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #682 74 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #862 89 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1045 44 2018 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #820 21 2016 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 38 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #876 60 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1004 28 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #754 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 6 2020 Insufficient historical volume

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