Boston Popularity by Year
Follow Boston across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Boston birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 451 | #620 | Up 7 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 54 | #3,028 | Up 488 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 451 | #627 | Up 9 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 44 | #3,516 | Up 193 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 433 | #636 | Down 20 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 41 | #3,709 | Down 114 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 454 | #616 | Down 17 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 43 | #3,595 | Down 483 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 464 | #599 | Down 5 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 52 | #3,112 | Up 434 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 463 | #594 | Up 13 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 42 | #3,546 | Down 503 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 451 | #607 | Up 33 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 53 | #3,043 | Up 634 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 407 | #640 | Up 19 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 41 | #3,677 | Up 20 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 389 | #659 | Down 21 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 41 | #3,697 | Down 468 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 416 | #638 | Down 33 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 50 | #3,229 | Up 613 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 451 | #605 | Down 50 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 39 | #3,842 | Down 1,159 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 497 | #555 | Up 11 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 65 | #2,683 | Up 631 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 465 | #566 | Down 30 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 48 | #3,314 | Down 47 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 487 | #536 | Up 21 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 50 | #3,267 | Up 1,086 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 456 | #557 | Down 11 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 33 | #4,353 | Up 44 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 462 | #546 | Down 9 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 33 | #4,397 | Down 27 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 492 | #537 | Up 26 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 34 | #4,370 | Down 511 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 461 | #563 | Up 64 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 41 | #3,859 | Up 354 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 388 | #627 | Up 4 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 36 | #4,213 | Up 145 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 374 | #631 | Up 56 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 33 | #4,358 | Up 129 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 302 | #687 | Up 222 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 30 | #4,487 | Up 721 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 188 | #909 | Up 246 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 24 | #5,208 | Up 1,091 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 130 | #1,155 | Up 45 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 18 | #6,299 | Up 93 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 116 | #1,200 | Up 391 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 17 | #6,392 | Up 2,959 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 75 | #1,591 | Down 112 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 10 | #9,351 | Up 2,450 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 83 | #1,479 | Up 52 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 7 | #11,801 | Down 4,085 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 73 | #1,531 | Down 29 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 12 | #7,716 | Up 4,710 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 73 | #1,502 | Up 155 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 6 | #12,426 | Down 4,684 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 60 | #1,657 | Up 48 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 11 | #7,742 | Up 5,776 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 55 | #1,705 | Down 102 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 5 | #13,518 | Down 4,752 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 57 | #1,603 | Up 324 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 9 | #8,766 | Up 3,012 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 43 | #1,927 | Up 330 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 6 | #11,778 | Down 3,726 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 34 | #2,257 | Down 453 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 10 | #8,052 | Up 5,265 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 46 | #1,804 | Up 879 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 5 | #13,317 | — |
| 1991 | Boys | 25 | #2,683 | Down 310 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 29 | #2,373 | Up 317 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 23 | #2,690 | Up 271 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 18 | #2,961 | Up 111 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 16 | #3,072 | Up 1,385 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 9 | #4,457 | Up 690 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 7 | #5,147 | Down 595 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 8 | #4,552 | Down 860 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 11 | #3,692 | Down 280 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 12 | #3,412 | Up 1,528 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 7 | #4,940 | Up 832 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 5 | #5,772 | Down 649 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 6 | #5,123 | Down 893 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 6 | #4,230 | Up 174 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 5 | #4,404 | Down 803 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 6 | #3,601 | Up 447 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 5 | #4,048 | Down 408 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 6 | #3,640 | Down 424 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 7 | #3,216 | Up 670 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 5 | #3,886 | Down 944 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 8 | #2,942 | Up 422 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 6 | #3,364 | Down 343 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 7 | #3,021 | Down 11 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 7 | #3,010 | Up 86 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 7 | #3,096 | Down 406 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 8 | #2,690 | Down 448 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 10 | #2,242 | Up 867 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 6 | #3,109 | Down 832 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 11 | #2,277 | Up 109 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 10 | #2,386 | Up 270 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 8 | #2,656 | Down 178 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 9 | #2,478 | Up 1,002 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 5 | #3,480 | Down 1,295 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 11 | #2,185 | Up 294 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 9 | #2,479 | Up 375 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 7 | #2,854 | Down 135 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 8 | #2,719 | Down 326 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 10 | #2,393 | Down 25 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 10 | #2,368 | Up 993 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 6 | #3,361 | Up 29 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 6 | #3,390 | Down 624 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 9 | #2,766 | Down 107 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 10 | #2,659 | Up 1,551 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 5 | #4,210 | Down 2,549 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 21 | #1,661 | Up 927 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 11 | #2,588 | Down 241 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 13 | #2,347 | Down 307 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 16 | #2,040 | Down 337 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 21 | #1,703 | Up 633 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 13 | #2,336 | Up 541 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 9 | #2,877 | Up 5 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 9 | #2,882 | Down 602 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 12 | #2,280 | Down 128 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 13 | #2,152 | Down 82 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 13 | #2,070 | Down 525 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 16 | #1,545 | Up 547 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 8 | #2,092 | Up 177 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 6 | #2,269 | Down 1,076 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 8 | #1,193 | Up 247 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 5 | #1,440 | Down 441 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 8 | #999 | Up 234 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 5 | #1,233 | Down 96 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 5 | #1,137 | Down 194 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 6 | #943 | Up 92 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 5 | #1,035 | Down 269 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 7 | #766 | Up 193 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 5 | #959 | Up 12 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 5 | #971 | Down 62 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 5 | #909 | — |