Boaz

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Boaz: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Boaz: Recorded since 1999, it reached #1,078 in 2021, and it stood at #1,162 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
26years from first to last
#1078highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1999–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1999	#2425
2000	#3036
2001	#2220
2002	#2254
2003	#2857
2005	#2418
2006	#3385
2007	#2023
2008	#2775
2009	#2318
2010	#2199
2011	#1522
2012	#1756
2013	#1796
2014	#1486
2015	#1511
2016	#1431
2017	#1289
2018	#1610
2019	#1253
2020	#1230
2021	#1078
2022	#1179
2023	#1139
2024	#1162

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 26 years from 1999 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1999–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1999
First recorded at #2425 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #1078 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1162 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Boaz by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Boaz in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	4	1 of 10	4
2000s	50	9 of 10	6
2010s	154	10 of 10	15
2020sbusiest	119	5 of 10	24

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 24 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Boaz appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1078 in England and Wales in 2021.

Boaz's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1162	24	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1139	25	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1179	23	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1078	26	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1230	21	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1253	20	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1610	15	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1289	20	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1431	18	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1511	16	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1486	16	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1796	12	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1756	13	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1522	15	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2254	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1999 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,078, first reached in 2021.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 26 births, registered in England and Wales in 2021.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
20 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,162position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
26births registered in its largest year, 202125 to 49 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Khizar · #1078, 29y
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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abhay · #1078, 24y
Khizar · #1078, 29y
Rahat · #1078, 24y
Rahil · #1078, 29y

Boaz and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Boaz without appearing here.

Boaz moved ahead of

Brooke Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2318 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #4678.
Maddison Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3385 and #3385 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #2023 and #4333.
Morten Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3385 and #3385 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #2023 and #4333.
Graeme Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3385 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #2318 and #4527.

Moved ahead of Boaz

Arlo Compare
In 1999 they stood at #2425 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #3036 and #2142.
Cillian Compare
In 1999 they stood at #2425 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #3036 and #2142.
Leif Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1078 and #1782 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1179 and #967.
Aksel Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1139 and #1461 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1162 and #1132.

Moved the opposite way to Boaz

Aaron Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 while Aaron went from #36 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 while Adam went from #21 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 while Alan went from #232 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 while Alex went from #45 to #171.

Moved the same way as Boaz

Albie Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 and Albie from #750 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 and Alfie from #64 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 and Alfred from #150 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boaz went from #2425 to #1162 and Archie from #108 to #10.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1078 in England and Wales in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Boaz at a glance

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Popularity journey

Boaz by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Boaz at a glance

Boaz by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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