Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Boyd

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Blonde
Celtic
Blond
Gaelic
Scottish

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Color
  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

bo-yd

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1922 (rank #248, 508 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1959, 78 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1919 (rank #2813, 11 births); most recent 1944 (rank #4577, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202578–
202465–
202367–
2022107–
2021106–
2020109–
201997–
2018117–
2017122–
201699–

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 2006 (rank #847, 29 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4783, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
20213
20204
20196
20185
20178
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 Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #188, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #533, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20235
20223
20214
20205
2019–
2018–
20174
20165

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 1973 (rank #266, 7 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