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Boston: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from Boston”
Origin
English
Say it
BOS-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (91% of all uses)

Transferred use of the English place name and surname Boston. The place name comes from 'Botolph's town,' referring to Saint Botolph.

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How popular is Boston?

2024148 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Boston in 2024493

2024 rank#627 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188011,437

Boston has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Boston

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Boston questions

What does the name Boston mean?

Boston means "from Boston". It comes from English. Transferred use of the English place name and surname Boston. The place name comes from 'Botolph's town,' referring to Saint Botolph.

Is Boston a boy or girl name?

Boston is mainly a boy's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Boston?

493 US babies were named Boston in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Boston?

Boston is usually pronounced BOS-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.