How Many People Are Named Boyde?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Boyde. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Boyde peaked in popularity in 1931 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Boyde 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 Boyde paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Boyde is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Boyde is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1931
10 births
Total Registered
81
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Boyde
Boyde is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 81 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Boyde as a male name
Ranked #3,646 in 1964
6 male births in 1964
Peak: 1931 (10 births)
Boyde: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Boyde span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 29 babies were registered. Boyde has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Boyde by Decade
How has Boyde 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.
Boyde + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Boyde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Boyde
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Boyde: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Boyde?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Boyde 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 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Boyde a common name?
Boyde is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 81 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Boyde most popular?
Boyde reached peak popularity in 1931, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Boyde is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Boyde a male name?
Boyde is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Boyde Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Boyde Smith, Boyde Johnson, Boyde 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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