Is Boy a boy or girl name?

Boy is a boy’s name. Of the 923 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Boy

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Boy was most popular in 2019, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,282 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 923 people named Boy.

Boy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Boy’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Boy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Boy is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 923 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Boy

Where Boy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org