Boston is an established boys' name that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Boston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #620 among boys (451) and #3,037 among girls (54) — overall #1,159 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 505 | 505 | #3,037 | #620 |
| 2024 | 495 | 495 | #3,523 | #627 |
| 2023 | 474 | 474 | #3,716 | #636 |
| 2022 | 497 | 497 | #3,609 | #616 |
| 2021 | 516 | 516 | #3,120 | #601 |
| 2020 | 505 | 505 | #3,555 | #594 |
| 2019 | 504 | 504 | #3,049 | #607 |
| 2018 | 448 | 448 | #3,687 | #640 |
| 2017 | 430 | 430 | #3,707 | #659 |
| 2016 | 466 | 466 | #3,242 | #638 |
| 2015 | 490 | 490 | #3,856 | #605 |
| 2014 | 562 | 562 | #2,690 | #555 |
| 2013 | 513 | 513 | #3,324 | #566 |
| 2012 | 537 | 537 | #3,275 | #536 |
| 2011 | 489 | 489 | #4,373 | #557 |
| 2010 | 495 | 495 | #4,409 | #546 |
| 2009 | 526 | 526 | #4,384 | #537 |
| 2008 | 502 | 502 | #3,875 | #563 |
| 2007 | 424 | 424 | #4,227 | #627 |
| 2006 | 407 | 407 | #4,373 | #631 |
| 2005 | 332 | 332 | #4,500 | #687 |
| 2004 | 212 | 212 | #5,235 | #909 |
| 2003 | 148 | 148 | #6,352 | #1,155 |
| 2002 | 133 | 133 | #6,435 | #1,201 |
| 2001 | 85 | 85 | #9,468 | #1,593 |
| 2000 | 90 | 90 | #11,969 | #1,479 |
| 1999 | 85 | 85 | #7,790 | #1,531 |
| 1998 | 79 | 79 | #12,668 | #1,502 |
| 1997 | 71 | — | #7,831 | #1,658 |
| 1996 | 60 | — | #13,802 | #1,708 |
| 1995 | 66 | — | #8,863 | #1,604 |
| 1994 | 49 | — | #11,965 | #1,928 |
| 1993 | 44 | — | #8,135 | #2,260 |
| 1992 | 51 | — | #13,544 | #1,805 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | — | #2,690 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | — | #2,376 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | #2,702 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | — | #2,978 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | — | #3,088 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,501 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,205 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,601 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | — | #3,716 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,437 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #4,991 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #5,895 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,201 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,283 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,468 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,644 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,101 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,674 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | — | #3,246 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #3,937 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #2,972 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,394 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,060 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,031 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,115 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,716 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | — | #2,263 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,141 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | — | #2,293 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | — | #2,397 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,681 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | — | #2,501 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,540 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,200 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,507 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,890 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,739 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,410 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,410 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,428 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,789 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,683 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,272 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | — | #1,668 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | — | #2,612 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,365 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | — | #2,051 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | — | #1,709 |
| 1920 | 13 | — | — | #2,352 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #2,906 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | — | #2,908 |
| 1917 | 12 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | — | #2,167 |
| 1915 | 13 | — | — | #2,081 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | — | #1,555 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,111 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,309 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,478 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,255 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,164 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #965 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #774 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #982 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #988 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #928 |