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Boaz

Pronounced /ˈboʊ.əz/

Rank in 2024
#1,015
Born in 2024
219
Peak year
2023 · #953
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 219 boys were named Boaz, about 1 in every 7,832.
  • It peaked in 2023 with 237 babies, ranked #953.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1928.
  • 3,204 boys have been named Boaz since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Boaz per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 78 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 199 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 791 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,131 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Biblical Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bṓʿaz).

  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˈboʊ.əz/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Boaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.