Boaz
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About Boaz
Now that such Old Testament patriarchs as Elijah and Moses fill the playground, Boaz seems downright baby-friendly, having more pizzazz than many of the others, perhaps as a successor to Noah.
A name that was used by the seventeenth century Pilgrims and is still heard in Israel, but is a rarity in the U.S., Boaz is associated with the Jewish holiday Shavuot, as that is when the Bible story of Ruth is read in the synagogue, and Boaz was Ruth's wealthy and generous second husband, making it logical for Boaz to sometimes be given to boys born at that time.
Familiar but underused in the US, it is a popular choice in The Netherlands where it ranked in the Top 50 in a recent year. The pronunciation varies slightly in Dutch and it would be heard as BO-ahz.
Extra added attraction: one of the all-time great nicknames; Bo.
Pronounced BOH-az.
As of October 2026, Boaz ranked #891 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #485.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,427 | 117 | 60.9 |
| 2015 | #1,308 | 135 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | #1,170 | 163 | 85.9 |
| 2017 | #1,220 | 150 | 81 |
| 2018 | #1,096 | 179 | 98.6 |
| 2019 | #1,066 | 191 | 106.5 |
| 2020 | #1,111 | 177 | 102.5 |
| 2021 | #1,008 | 217 | 124 |
| 2022 | #1,011 | 220 | 126 |
| 2023 | #952 | 237 | 138.5 |
| 2024 | #1,015 | 219 | 127.1 |
| 2025 | #891 | 268 | 156.9 |
World rankings
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Boaz on lists
Famous Boazs
- Boaz Yakin
American screenwriter and director
- Boaz Toporovsky
Israeli politician
- Glyn Oliver "Boaz" Myhill
British footballer
- Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa
Indonesian footballer
- Boaz Davidson
Israeli film director, producer and screenwriter
- Boaz Joost van Velzen (b. 2012)
son of singer VanVelzen
Boaz in pop culture
- Boaz
the left pillar in the Temple (1 Kings 7:21)
- Boaz Priestly
a character from the movie "Ten Inch Hero"