Boris

Popularity Trends

The name Boris is the #4,049 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,548 recorded births since 1911. This represents the 47.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 47.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,793 (60.9% percentile) for all time with 4,548 births since 1911.

Boris first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1911 (first recorded for boys in 1911).

For boys, Boris reached its peak popularity in 1970, achieving the 11.5% percentile (ranked #591) with 43 births per million. The name was most common in 1923, with 44 births per million (ranked 8.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Boris ranks #884 for boys (3.0% percentile) with 17 births per million, which is 39.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Boris".

1911 2023 19112023

Key Statistics

Total Births

4,548

Peak Births

Peak Year

1970

First Recorded

1911

Peak Percentile

11.5%

Current Percentile

3.0%

Peak Rank

#591

Current Rank

#884

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Boris.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Boris", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Boris.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Boris's popularity from 1908 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Boris at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Boris range from Geno at 84.1% correlation to Pietro at 72.7% correlation, with an average correlation level of 76.6%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Vincent with 358.2K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Constantino with 1.4K births (100% boys).

Boris' share of births peaked at 44.2 births per million for boys in 1970. It reached its lowest point of 4.9 births per million (11% of peak) in 1950. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Boris had 17.5 births per million, 40% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Geno

3,631

84.11% (very strong)

Gino

12.8k

81.59% (very strong)

Marcell

5,880

78.54% (strong)

Carlo

15.5k

78.04% (strong)

Vincent

358.2k

76.72% (strong)

Lavell

3,261

76.18% (strong)

Renato

3,198

75.61% (strong)

Pilar

6,163

74.50% (strong)

Marcel

20.4k

74.03% (strong)

Lino

4,068

73.58% (strong)

Constantino

1,447

73.54% (strong)

Pietro

2,346

72.67% (strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Boris

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Boris. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 74.5% confident that Boris is pronounced as BAW-rihs, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is BAW-ruhs, at 25.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.

BAW-rihs

74.5%

BAW-ruhs

25.5%

BAW-rihs (2 syllables)

Verified

74.5% confidence

B AO1 R IH0 S

BAW-ruhs (2 syllables)

25.5% confidence

B AO1 R AH0 S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Boris? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Boris. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Boris, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like B AO1 R IH0 S) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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