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Boaz

boy name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▲ Rising

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Meaning

biblical name meaning 'swiftness' or 'strength'

How popular is Boaz around the world?

In the United States, 1,342 babies were named Boaz between 2020 and 2025. In Canada, 37 boys named Boaz were born in 2024, the 720th most common name among boys that year.

Boaz is on the official records of the United States, Canada, England and Wales, South Australia and Brazil.

United States

1 in 16,000

In the United States, 1,342 babies were named Boaz between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Boaz peaked in the 2020s.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Canada

1 in 9,900

In Canada, 37 boys named Boaz were born in 2024, the 720th most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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England and Wales

1 in 13,000

In England and Wales, 44 boys named Boaz were born in 2025, the 763rd most common name among boys that year.

1996peak 2025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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South Australia

1 in 18,000 · 2017

In South Australia, 1 boy was registered as Boaz in 2017.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Brazil

1 in 330,000

At the 2022 census, 621 people in Brazil were named Boaz, ranked 11,524th, with a median age of 13.
Among people named Boaz living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

1960speak 2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 179 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Argentina

last on record 2018

Boaz is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Austria

last on record 2024

Boaz is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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New Zealand

last on record 2015

Boaz is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

2010peak 20152025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Scotland

last on record 2018

Boaz is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Ireland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Boaz

Most people given the name Boaz in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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