unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #620

Boston

BAW-stən

“Bōtulf's town”

An English place name used as a given name.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Boston has traveled through time

51880 51905 81910 131915 131920 111925 81935 91940 101945 71950 51955 61970 71980 71985 291990 661995 902000 3322005 4952010 4902015 5052020 5052025
LATEST YEAR2025505 births
PEAK RANK#536in 2012
CURRENT USAGE10.7% F89.3% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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