Boyd

Meaning: Possibly blond, fair
Origin: Scottish surname

Boy's name · #1959 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Boyd holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1959 in 2025). About 28,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Boyd ranks in other countries and regions.

#359 in Netherlands (2025) · #2,527 in Canada (2025) · #533 in Scotland (2023) · #4,790 in England & Wales (2022) · #4,124 in Ecuador (2016) · #1,257 in Belgium (2006) · #286 in New Zealand (1973).

Famous Boyds

Boyd Holbrook — American actor (born 1981)
Boyd Rice — American experimental musician (born 1956)
Boyd Gaines — American actor (born 1953)
Boyd Tinsley — American musician (born 1964)
Boyd Coddington — American hot rod automobile designer (1944–2008)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 153,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Billy Boyd — Scottish actor and musician (born 1968)
Stephen Boyd — Northern Irish actor (1931–1977)
William Boyd — Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (born 1952)

In stories & tradition

Boyd Rolleston — Fictional doctor from New Zealand drama Shortland Street
Boyd Hoyland — Neighbours (TV series)
Boyd — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (video game)

What Boyds become

Among 161 notable people named Boyd:

Sports figures appear 1.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Boyd Gordon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1983).

Similar names: Van · Bodee · Irvin · Lloyd · Orrin · Blair

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