A Slavic name gently fading from the charts.
A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Boris is a boy's baby name of Slavic origin, from the Bulgarian and Russian name meaning 'battle' or 'struggle,' from the Old Slavic borti. Saint Boris of Bulgaria, the 9th-century tsar who Christianized Bulgaria, is its most important historical bearer.
Boris Pasternak (Doctor Zhivago), Boris Karloff (the original Frankenstein), Boris Johnson — the name spans literature, horror, and politics with equal ease.
Boris was #1883 twenty years ago and has since drifted to #3328, but its charm endures.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 193 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 507 | ▼ |
| 2000s | 581 | — |
| 1990s | 603 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 401 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 481 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 597 | ▲ |
| 1950s | 287 | ▲ |
| 1940s | 111 | ▼ |
| 1930s | 237 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 373 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 213 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3328 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3569 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3420 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2921 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2552 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2662 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2478 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2494 |
| 2016 | 47 | #2629 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2531 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2375 |
| 2013 | 64 | #2092 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2598 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2549 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2584 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2667 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1951 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2536 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2038 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2036 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1911–2024) · Methodology