How Many People Are Named Boniface?
An estimated 27 people in the United States have the first name Boniface. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Boniface peaked in popularity in 1924 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Boniface as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Boniface paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Boniface is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
27
About 1 in 12,694,605 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1924
14 births
Total Registered
167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Boniface
Boniface is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 167 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Boniface as a male name
Ranked #12,550 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (14 births)
Boniface: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Boniface span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 71 babies were registered. Boniface has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Boniface by Decade
How has Boniface tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Boniface + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Boniface as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Boniface
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Boniface: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Boniface?
We estimate approximately 27 people named Boniface are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,694,605 Americans share this first name.
Is Boniface a common name?
Boniface is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Boniface most popular?
Boniface reached peak popularity in 1924, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Boniface is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Boniface a male name?
Boniface is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Boniface Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Boniface Smith, Boniface Johnson, Boniface Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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