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Boston

“Meaning not established” — English (place name Boston, Lincolnshire) origin

Boy's name · #620 in the US (2025) · Trending

Boston has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #536 (2012) · 10,901 babies named Boston all-time · 1 in 3,800 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 470 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 5,500 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bostons

• Boston Corbett — Union Army sergeant
• Boston Custer — Brother of George Armstrong Custer
• Boston Scott — American football running back
• Boston Simbeye — Malawian boxer (* 1959)
• Boston Charley — Modoc warrior

In stories & tradition

• Boston Blackie — literary character

What Bostons become

Among 23 notable people named Boston:

Athletes appear 2.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Boston Simbeye, Malawian boxer (* 1959).

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