Boss is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Boss is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,849 for boy births in the United States (and #20,341 across all names), given to 7 babies. Boss was first reported in SSA data in 1881 and peaked in 2018 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #9,849 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,106 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #7,812 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #6,882 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,372 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #5,740 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #6,143 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #5,577 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,642 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,084 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #6,688 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,652 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #6,036 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #5,982 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #7,756 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,100 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #12,599 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #3,745 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,409 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,027 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | #2,489 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,378 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #2,652 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,521 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,438 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,136 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,258 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #3,967 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,123 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #2,873 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,308 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #1,618 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,111 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #792 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,182 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | #896 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #955 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,121 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,099 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #570 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #660 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | #760 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | #650 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | #750 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #888 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #930 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #694 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #863 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #731 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #716 |