Boaz is a distinctive choice, ranked #1162 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Boaz in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1162
US Rank #958
About the Name Boaz
Boaz is steadily gaining in popularity, up 68 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1078 in 2021, and it currently sits at #1162. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1999.
Boaz is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #958, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Boaz
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Boaz per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Boaz in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Boaz is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 68 places over the last five years to #1162 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Boaz is more popular in the US (#958) than in the UK (#1162). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Boaz include: Boaz Bismuth β Boaz Bismuth is a member of the Israeli Knesset, the head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, a journalist and columnist who served as...; Boaz Toporovsky β Boaz Toporovsky is an Israeli politician.; Boaz Solossa β Boaz Theofilus Erwin Solossa is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura..
Boaz does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Boazs in the wild.
24
UK babies named Boaz (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 68 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Boaz
Likely around 1 other Boaz in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2023–2023)
Rank · SSA official data
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Boaz Bismuth is a member of the Israeli Knesset, the head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, a journalist and columnist who served as editor-in-chief of Israel Hayom between April 2017 and January 2022, and Israeli Ambassador to Mauritania between 2004 and 2008.
Boaz Toporovsky is an Israeli politician. A former chair of the National Union of Israeli Students, he served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid between 2013 and 2015 and has been a member of the Knesset again since 2019.
Boaz Theofilus Erwin Solossa is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura. He is considered to be one of the greatest Indonesian players of all time.
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David Douglas Boaz was a libertarian author, philosopher and editor. He was a distinguished senior fellow and the executive vice president of the Cato Institute, an American libertarian think tank.
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