Masculine dossier · first seen 1928

Boaz

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
268
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Boaz

How many people are named Boaz?

An estimated 3,427 living Americans are named Boaz.

How rare is Boaz?

Boaz is uncommon among babies today, with 268 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.

How old is the typical Boaz?

The median age of a living American named Boaz is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 16 years old.

Is Boaz still popular?

Yes — Boaz is currently rising in popularity, with 268 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.3× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Boaz most common?

Boaz has its strongest geographic signal in Washington, where it appears 2.6× more often than the national baseline.

1928Peak 20252025
peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
268
All-time
3,476
Where it lives now

Boaz is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 1.7× the national rate in the 2020s.

States where Boaz is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: 1.7× the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY