Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Boston

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Boston
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

497

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

9.7%

2024

449

All-time

10,448

Boston has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 497 boys were named Boston.

In 2024, only 449 boys were given the name.

Down 9.7% from its peak.

All told, about 10,448 Americans have been named Boston and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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