Boyd Boy
How popular is Boyd?
#1,959 boy name in 2025
78 baby boys were named Boyd in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name.
12,040living people named Boyd (est.)
63median age of people named Boyd
27,745babies named Boyd since 1880
1 in 42,504US babies born in 2025
Boyd popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,959 for boys (▲ 251 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,826 in 2015, #1,528 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1922 (508 boys) |
| Highest rank | #228 in 1899 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Boyd is most popular
Babies named Boyd per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Iowa: 0.2 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Boyd by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 311 | #237 |
| 1890s | 371 | #228 |
| 1900s | 510 | #259 |
| 1910s | 2,781 | #252 |
| 1920s | 4,562 | #248 |
| 1930s | 3,957 | #262 |
| 1940s | 3,735 | #285 |
| 1950s | 3,713 | #344 |
| 1960s | 3,132 | #401 |
| 1970s | 1,477 | #490 |
| 1980s | 742 | #894 |
| 1990s | 544 | #1,390 |
| 2000s | 457 | #2,088 |
| 2010s | 856 | #1,421 |
| 2020s | 532 | #1,528 |
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Questions
- Is Boyd a boy or girl name?
- Boyd is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Boyd were boys.
- How popular is the name Boyd?
- 78 baby boys were named Boyd in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name.
- When was Boyd most popular?
- Boyd peaked in 1922, when 508 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #228 in 1899.
- How many people are named Boyd?
- 27,745 babies have been named Boyd in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,040 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Boyd most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Boyd was most common in Iowa, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.