Boy is a rare variant of Bo that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Boy is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,238 for boy births in the United States (and #11,050 across all names), given to 18 babies. Boy first appears in 1900 and peaked in 2019 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #5,238 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #4,125 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #4,105 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | #3,592 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #4,036 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | #2,903 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | #2,953 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | #3,453 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #4,800 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #3,893 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #4,645 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #4,556 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,001 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #5,508 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #6,858 |
| 2008 | 32 | 32 | #3,427 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,309 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | #4,012 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,529 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #5,301 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | #4,937 |
| 2001 | 39 | 39 | #2,493 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #5,066 |
| 1999 | 36 | 36 | #2,467 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #4,908 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,694 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | #3,211 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #3,315 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #2,954 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #2,298 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #2,541 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #3,478 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #4,694 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #4,854 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #4,827 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #3,997 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,397 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #3,825 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #4,606 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #3,861 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #3,838 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,512 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #3,970 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #3,891 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,400 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,150 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,337 |