Boris
How to say it: BOR-iss · /ˈbɔrɪs/
Slavic name meaning 'wolf' or 'battle glory' - long used in Russia, Bulgaria and Eastern Europe.
Boris was the 2,477th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 37 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1920s, its births are down about 22% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,218 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,477 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 37 |
| Share of births | 1 in 89,603 |
| Peak decade | 1920s |
| Change over 10 years | −22% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,218 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,330 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Boris peaked in the 1920s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Boris is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
In France: #1,330 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Boris
- Boris Johnson (born 1964)Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
- Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007)Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia
- Boris Pasternak (1890–1960)Russian writer
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