Boy name
Boston
Boston holds the #620 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 451 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2012 (#536 nationally, 487 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#115 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#620
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#536
in 2012 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
451
boys named Boston
Boston popularity, 1880–2025
Where Boston is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#115), South Dakota (#221), North Dakota (#226)
Uniqueness score
45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Boston in the most recent year of SSA data.