Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Boaz

BOH-az · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Swiftness; strength is within him
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1015
2024 births219
Peak year2023
First appeared1928
Total US births3,204
2023 peak19281952197620002024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Bo
Alternate spellings
BoasBohaz
In other languages
Boaz (Hebrew)Booz (Greek biblical)

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