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Boy

Author is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Author

Popularity, 1880–1995

5 births in 1995

1880 1995

2,173 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1933

59 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

Girl · Ancient Greek

Feminine form of Church Angelus, from ἄγγελος

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.