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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Boris

Gender

Male

Origin

Russian
Fight

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Boris

Pronunciation

b(o)-ris

More about the name

Boris, Borys or Barys (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian: Борис; Belarusian: Барыс) is a male name of Bulgar origin. It is most commonly used in countries in Eastern Europe. It is also used in Greece and countries that speak Germanic, Baltic and Romance languages.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #893, 81 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3181, 37 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202537
202435
202332
202234
202142
202050
201948
201852
201751
201647

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 2018 (rank #721, 47 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1407, 19 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202519
202416
202328
202228
202139
202043
201939
201847
201734
201639

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 1988 (rank #109, 626 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1762, 16 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202316
202212
202116
202024
201917
201828
201731
201633
201536
201428

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 Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #601, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #374, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #242, 6 births); most recent 1998 (rank #487, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
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