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Boaz

Boy

Meaning of Boaz: Hebrew: 'swiftness'

Boaz is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 900th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1162nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#900

268 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1162

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,476

First recorded 1928 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 25 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 49 babies2005: 54 babies2006: 58 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 54 babies2009: 81 babies2010: 80 babies20102011: 81 babies2012: 93 babies2013: 126 babies2014: 117 babies2015: 135 babies2016: 163 babies2017: 150 babies2018: 179 babies2019: 191 babies2020: 177 babies20202021: 217 babies2022: 220 babies2023: 239 babies2024: 221 babies2025: 268 babies
US babies named Boaz per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 268.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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