The baby name Borys is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɔrɪs/ (BOR-is).
Borys is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Borys is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɔrɪs/ (BOR-is).
Borys is Slavic in Origin.
Borys is the Polish and Ukrainian form of Boris, a Slavic name most likely transmitted via the medieval Bulgars. Its exact etymology is debated: proposals trace it to Old Turkic böri “wolf” or bars “leopard,” or to the Bulgar royal name Bogoris/Bogoris of uncertain meaning. In Slavic usage it was also reinterpreted through the root bor- “battle, struggle,” yielding the widely accepted sense “fighter” or “warrior.”
The name gained prestige through Boris I of Bulgaria (canonized after promoting Christianity) and, especially, through the cult of the martyred princes Boris and Gleb in Kievan Rus, which spread it across Eastern Europe. Spelled Borys in Polish and Ukrainian, it appears in Polish records by the late medieval period and revived in the 19th–20th centuries. Variants include Boris (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian/Croatian), Barys (Belarusian), and diminutives such as Borya (Russian), Borysek/Borysik (Polish), and Borysko (Ukrainian). Related forms: Borislav/Borislaw.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2021 | #1 | — | 762 |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #124 | 483 | 6,459 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #149 | 3 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| PL | 0 | #197 | 16 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #226 | 14 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 10 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 5 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #374 | 8 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2016 | #406 | 3 | 2,872 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #499 | 7 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #576 | 17 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #636 | 30 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 10 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #871 | 50 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #916 | 15 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #930 | 23 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,402 | 70 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Borys is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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