A Scottish Gaelic name gently fading from the charts.
A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Boyd is a boy's and girl's baby name of Scottish Gaelic origin, from the island of Bute (Gaelic Bód), meaning 'yellow' or 'fair-haired,' from the Gaelic word buidhe. It has been a staple Scottish surname used as a given name, carrying rugged Highland character.
Boyd climbed 288 spots in the last 20 years — from #2495 to #2207.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 454 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 856 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 457 | ▼ |
| 1990s | 544 | ▼ |
| 1980s | 742 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 1,478 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 3,133 | ▼ |
| 1950s | 3,714 | — |
| 1940s | 3,735 | — |
| 1930s | 3,957 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 4,562 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 2,781 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 510 | ▲ |
| 1890s | 371 | ▲ |
| 1880s | 311 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65 | #2207 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2148 |
| 2022 | 107 | #1628 |
| 2021 | 106 | #1605 |
| 2020 | 109 | #1527 |
| 2019 | 97 | #1659 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1479 |
| 2017 | 122 | #1422 |
| 2016 | 99 | #1619 |
| 2015 | 81 | #1828 |
| 2014 | 99 | #1588 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1881 |
| 2012 | 73 | #1943 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2707 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2519 |
| 2009 | 43 | #2804 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2474 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2141 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2937 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2571 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a boy's name, Boyd has also been given to 65 girls in the U.S. since 1916.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1880–2024) · Methodology