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Boston

Boston means "Old English place name" and comes from Old English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.

Old EnglishOld English place name
Etymology"St. Botolph's town"
Births by decade
1900s
29
1910s
94
1920s
119
1930s
72
1940s
76
1950s
33
1960s
22
1970s
17
1980s
110
1990s
559
2000s
2,858
2010s
3,970
Peaked in the 2010s · 7,959 total U.S. births since 1900