Boris
Boris was the 3189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 1970 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 657 places. More babies were named Boris in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,189 boys, down 637 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197082 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,621babies recorded
Boris popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,189 | 37 |
| 2020 | #2,552 | 50 |
| 2010 | #2,584 | 47 |
| 2000 | #1,877 | 56 |
| 1990 | #1,547 | 54 |
| 1980 | #1,814 | 31 |
| 1970 | #891 | 82 |
| 1960 | #1,298 | 37 |
| 1950 | #2,601 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,196 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,237 | 33 |
| 1920 | #1,351 | 29 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Boris, counting every spelling?
Boris has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Boris?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Boris (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Boris born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Boris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Boris?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Boris are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 19 and 55. That makes Boris mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Boris by state
How common Boris was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Boris: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Boris, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Boris
How popular is the name Boris?
Boris was the 3189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 1970 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 657 places. More babies were named Boris in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Boris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Boris in the US.
Where is Boris most popular?
In 2021–2025, Boris was most common in New York (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.