Infographic of Boris name meaning, which is “The wrestler,” from the Russian borets, a wrestler.
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Boris Name Popularity

How popular is the name Boris? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 7 0.0014%
1913 — 6 0.0011%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 19 0.0021%
1916 — 14 0.0014%
1917 — 18 0.0018%
1918 — 24 0.0022%
1919 — 9 0.0009%
1920 — 8 0.0007%
1921 — 26 0.0023%
1922 — 15 0.0013%
1923 — 37 0.0033%
1924 — 16 0.0014%
1925 — 21 0.0019%
1926 — 17 0.0015%
1927 — 10 0.0009%
1928 — 12 0.0011%
1929 — 18 0.0017%
1930 — 12 0.0011%
1931 — 20 0.002%
1932 — 13 0.0013%
1933 — 6 0.0006%
1934 — 13 0.0013%
1935 — 6 0.0006%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 5 0.0005%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 5 0.0005%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 5 0.0003%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 17 0.0009%
1959 — 25 0.0013%
1960 — 7 0.0004%
1961 — 23 0.0012%
1962 — 36 0.002%
1963 — 31 0.0017%
1964 — 23 0.0013%
1965 — 16 0.001%
1966 — 32 0.002%
1967 — 32 0.0021%
1968 — 19 0.0013%
1969 — 30 0.0019%
1970 — 45 0.0028%
1971 — 23 0.0015%
1972 — 35 0.0026%
1973 — 10 0.0008%
1974 — 19 0.0015%
1975 — 10 0.0008%
1976 — 20 0.0016%
1977 — 5 0.0004%
1978 — 13 0.001%
1979 — 8 0.0006%
1980 — 14 0.001%
1981 — 16 0.0011%
1982 — 13 0.0009%
1983 — 18 0.0012%
1984 — 17 0.0011%
1985 — 23 0.0015%
1986 — 15 0.001%
1987 — 33 0.0022%
1988 — 6 0.0004%
1989 — 20 0.0012%
1990 — 23 0.0014%
1991 — 36 0.0022%
1992 — 32 0.002%
1993 — 30 0.0019%
1994 — 30 0.002%
1995 — 43 0.0029%
1996 — 30 0.002%
1997 — 16 0.0011%
1998 — 36 0.0024%
1999 — 27 0.0018%
2000 — 32 0.0021%
2001 — 27 0.0018%
2002 — 32 0.0021%
2003 — 24 0.0016%
2004 — 39 0.0026%
2005 — 29 0.0019%
2006 — 33 0.0021%
2007 — 18 0.0011%
2008 — 31 0.002%
2009 — 16 0.0011%
2010 — 18 0.0012%
2011 — 29 0.002%
2012 — 11 0.0008%
2013 — 33 0.0023%
2014 — 19 0.0013%
2015 — 18 0.0012%
2016 — 19 0.0013%
2017 — 25 0.0018%
2018 — 27 0.002%
2019 — 20 0.0015%
2020 — 14 0.0011%
2021 — 12 0.001%
2022 — 5 0.0004%
2023 — 6 0.0005%

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What names are variants of Boris?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Boriss

Small; battle glory

Slavic

Borja

Small; battle glory

Slavic

Borris

Small; battle glory

Slavic

Borys

Small; battle glory

Slavic

What names sound like Boris?

If you like how Boris sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Boris.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Baris

Fair-haired

Irish

Paris

Of unknown meaning

Greek

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  1. We chose the name because it is his father’s name

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