How Many People Are Named Boris?
An estimated 3,531 people in the United States have the first name Boris. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Boris peaked in popularity in 1970 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Boris 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 Boris paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,531
About 1 in 97,070 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1970
82 births
Total Registered
4,584
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Boris
Boris is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,584 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Boris as a male name
Ranked #3,328 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (82 births)
Boris: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Boris span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 603 babies were registered. While Boris is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Boris by Decade
How has Boris 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.
Boris by State
Birth registrations for Boris span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Indiana, Connecticut. On average, about 98 Boriss were registered per state.
Boris + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Boris as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Boris
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Boris: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Boris?
We estimate approximately 3,531 people named Boris 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 97,070 Americans share this first name.
Is Boris a common name?
Boris is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,584 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Boris most popular?
Boris reached peak popularity in 1970, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Boris is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Boris a male name?
Boris is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Boris Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Boris Smith, Boris Johnson, Boris 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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