The baby name Boz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /boʊz/ (BOHZ).
The baby name Boz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /boʊz/ (BOHZ).
Boz is English, Slavic, Turkish in Origin.
Boz is a brisk, minimalist given name with several roots. Most often it serves as an English short form of the Hebrew name Boaz - name of the generous landowner who marries Ruth in the Bible. Boaz is commonly parsed as "in him is strength" (from bo, "in him," + 'oz, "strength"), so Boz carries the same sturdy connotation. The byname also gained recognition in the 19th century through Charles Dickens's pen name "Boz," giving it a sly literary sheen and occasional use in the English-speaking world.
Variants and related forms include Boaz (standard Hebrew form), Boas (used in Scandinavian countries), and the diminutives Bo and Oz; very rarely, Boze appears as an Anglicized spelling. Boz is sometimes conflated with South Slavic Bozo/Bozidar (from bog, "God"), which is etymologically distinct, and with Turkish Boz, a surname or descriptive word meaning "ash-gray." As a given name, Boz remains rare, modern, and punchy.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #125 | 7 | 1,400 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #343 | 12 | 5,096 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #642 | 26 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| TR | 0 | #1,016 | 196 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,099 | 30 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,146 | 31 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Boz is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!