Boyd

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A few things about Boyd you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Boyd

Boyd Holbrook

American actor and former model

Choose Boyd and your child shares a first name with Boyd Holbrook, an American actor and former model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Boyd, like who?” Boyd Holbrook's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 21,882 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Boyd, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Boyd would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBoyd has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Boyds, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1899, when it ranked #228. Today it's #1,959, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowBoyd is 2.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 47,847 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 21,882.
• 🍂TrendBoyd has slipped 431 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,959. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedBoyd is most popular in Kentucky, where it ranks #708, followed by Missouri (#789). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Boyd means “yellow-haired”. Our records link it to Celtic, Gaelic and Irish roots.

About the name Boyd

Boyd is a boy name of Celtic, Gaelic and Irish origin meaning “yellow-haired”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-oyd”. US birth records list Boyd for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked #228 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,959, with 78 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesGaelic namesIrish namesScottish names