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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Boniface

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Name of a saint
Does good; name of a seventh-century saint

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Boniface

Pronunciation

b(o)-nifa-ce, bon(i)-face

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #2228, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
20259
20245
20239
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 2005 (rank #3843, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 1910 (rank #262, 27 births); most recent 2018 (rank #4995, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1936 (rank #468, 13 births); most recent 1959 (rank #1566, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023––
2022––
2021––
2020––
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20183–
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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