Boston is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Boston means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Boston across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Boston has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Boston is a boy name of English origin meaning “Botolph's stone”. An English place name, also a US city, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,944 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 173 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 6 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 7 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Boston per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (562/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (15/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2019 (4/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2022 (3/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2014 (3/yr).
Boston is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #1,054 nationally (given to 576 babies that year).
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