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Boyd

Boyd: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“yellow-haired”
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Say it
BOYD · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

From Scottish Gaelic buidhe, meaning 'yellow' or 'fair.' It began as a Scottish surname and is also used as a given name.

Scottish namesSurname-style names

How popular is Boyd?

202419.5 per million US babies
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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 Boyd in 202465

2024 rank#2,206 boys

Peak year1922

Total US babies since 188027,670

Boyd is steady now but far below its 1922 peak.

Names like Boyd

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Loganlittle hollow · Scottish Gaelic
  • Cameroncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic
  • IanGod is gracious · Scottish Gaelic
  • Carsonson of Carr · Scottish Gaelic
  • Callumdove · Scottish Gaelic
  • MaxwellMack's stream · Scottish Gaelic
  • Dallasmeadow dwelling · Scottish Gaelic
  • Kennethborn of fire · Scottish Gaelic

Boyd questions

What does the name Boyd mean?

Boyd means "yellow-haired". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From Scottish Gaelic buidhe, meaning 'yellow' or 'fair.' It began as a Scottish surname and is also used as a given name.

Is Boyd a boy or girl name?

Boyd is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Boyd?

65 US babies were named Boyd in 2024. Its peak year was 1922.

How do you pronounce Boyd?

Boyd is usually pronounced BOYD.

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.