Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Swift
Swift; an honorable and wealthy man of the Bible who married the loyal Moabite Ruth
Syllables
1
Themes
- Biblical
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Boaz
Pronunciation
boaz
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #891, 268 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 268 |
| 2024 | 219 |
| 2023 | 237 |
| 2022 | 220 |
| 2021 | 217 |
| 2020 | 177 |
| 2019 | 191 |
| 2018 | 179 |
| 2017 | 150 |
| 2016 | 163 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #765, 44 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 18 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #2672, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #704, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #403, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #442, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence