Names / Boy names
Boston
Current rank
#620
holding steady
All-time peak
#536
in 2012
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
11,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #536 in 2012 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Boston makes its debut in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently ranks #620 and is holding steady. It hit its high in 2012 at #536. More than 11,900 children have been given the name overall.