How Many People Are Named Boyd?
An estimated 12,784 people in the United States have the first name Boyd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Boyd peaked in popularity in 1922 with 508 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Boyd 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 Boyd paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Boyd is overwhelmingly male, 65 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
12,784
About 1 in 26,811 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1922
508 births
Total Registered
27,670
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Boyd
Boyd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 27,670 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Boyd as a male name
Ranked #2,207 in 2024
65 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (508 births)
Boyd as a female name
Ranked #4,637 in 1944
5 female births in 1944
Peak: 1919 (11 births)
Boyd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Boyd span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,595 babies were registered. Boyd has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Boyd by Decade
How has Boyd 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.
Boyd by State
Birth registrations for Boyd span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Maine, Wyoming. On average, about 493 Boyds were registered per state.
Boyd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Boyd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Boyd
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Boyd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Boyd?
We estimate approximately 12,784 people named Boyd 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 26,811 Americans share this first name.
Is Boyd a common name?
Boyd is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,670 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Boyd most popular?
Boyd reached peak popularity in 1922, when 508 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Boyd is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Boyd a male name?
Boyd is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Boyd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Boyd Smith, Boyd Johnson, Boyd 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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