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Boyd

Boy

Meaning of Boyd: Scottish: 'fair or yellow-haired'

Boyd is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1952nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1952

78 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

27,745

First recorded 1880 · peak 1922

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 96 babies1982: 100 babies1983: 68 babies1984: 76 babies1985: 79 babies1986: 67 babies1987: 54 babies1988: 54 babies1989: 50 babies1990: 64 babies19901991: 57 babies1992: 57 babies1993: 55 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 53 babies1996: 51 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 45 babies1999: 41 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 51 babies2009: 43 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 44 babies2012: 73 babies2013: 75 babies2014: 99 babies2015: 81 babies2016: 99 babies2017: 122 babies2018: 117 babies2019: 97 babies2020: 109 babies20202021: 106 babies2022: 107 babies2023: 67 babies2024: 65 babies2025: 78 babies
US babies named Boyd per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 122.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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