Boris Name Popularity

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How popular is Boris?

The rare name Boris was the 2,462nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Boris, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #870 in 1962.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1970 with 81 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Boris in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1910.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Boris occurred roughly during the years 1910-1918, 1953-1956, 1957-1962, 1967-1970, 1984-1987, and 1988-1991, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1930-1936, and 1972-1977.

Where is the name Boris popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

Boris's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Boris has dropped.

The name Boris is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Boris (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		52	2,462
2017		51	2,485
2016		47	2,624
2015		48	2,568
2014		54	2,373
2013		64	2,090
2012		47	2,595
2011		48	2,545
2010		47	2,582
2009		46	2,666
2008		73	1,951
2007		49	2,536
2006		65	2,038
2005		60	2,060
2004		65	1,882
2003		52	2,127
2002		59	1,893
2001		54	1,984
2000		56	1,877
1999		52	1,880
1998		62	1,667
1997		53	1,796
1996		50	1,819
1995		72	1,393
1994		65	1,471
1993		59	1,542
1992		65	1,417
1991		71	1,336
1990		54	1,547
1989		47	1,659
1988		36	1,854
1987		54	1,367
1986		36	1,727
1985		40	1,597
1984		38	1,582
1983		45	1,400
1982		36	1,656
1981		38	1,579
1980		30	1,857
1979		34	1,675
1978		35	1,600
1977		30	1,746
1976		41	1,391
1975		40	1,382
1974		54	1,117
1973		51	1,147
1972		55	1,099
1971		58	1,067
1970		81	894
1969		66	943
1968		58	955
1967		56	970
1966		60	939
1965		54	1,001
1964		63	959
1963		62	955
1962		76	870
1961		63	970
1960		37	1,297
1959		46	1,140
1958		43	1,171
1957		34	1,346
1956		38	1,235
1955		32	1,342
1954		20	1,711
1953		20	1,717
1952		26	1,487
1951		19	1,731
1950		9	2,602
1949		14	2,033
1948		9	2,628
1947		16	1,924
1946		12	2,157
1945		9	2,414
1944		7	2,888
1943		9	2,577
1942		10	2,393
1941		14	1,915
1940		12	2,092
1939		15	1,803
1938		12	2,091
1937		21	1,488
1936		15	1,809
1935		21	1,497
1934		28	1,270
1933		23	1,407
1932		34	1,159
1931		35	1,149
1930		34	1,220
1929		35	1,179
1928		29	1,356
1927		34	1,253
1926		33	1,263
1925		41	1,091
1924		37	1,191
1923		50	980
1922		40	1,121
1921		45	1,047
1920		29	1,351
1919		24	1,487
1918		44	1,013
1917		36	1,117
1916		35	1,098
1915		27	1,270
1914		19	1,395
1913		10	1,817
1912		13	1,366
1911		5	1,773
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.