Boyd Forename
15,761st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 60,493 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zambia
Boyd Forename Definition:
In Celtic, ‘yellow.’ Probably at first a nickname, it is more frequently heard as a surname than as a ‘Christian’.
Boyd Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 28,933 | 1:12,530 | 1,243 |
| Zambia | - | 21,706 | 1:730 | 157 |
| Canada | 100% | 3,630 | 1:9,128 | 1,102 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,861 | 1:9,195 | 1,056 |
| Australia | - | 881 | 1:15,502 | 1,200 |
| England | 100% | 676 | 1:82,253 | 3,307 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 451 | 1:37,477 | 2,847 |
| New Zealand | - | 401 | 1:11,312 | 1,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 309 | 1:49,915 | 4,347 |
| Scotland | 100% | 210 | 1:25,478 | 1,112 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 189 | 1:279,303 | 10,093 |
| Philippines | 100% | 186 | 1:569,943 | 18,278 |
| South Africa | 100% | 151 | 1:361,143 | 19,220 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 110 | 1:276,818 | 14,485 |
| Jamaica | - | 90 | 1:32,036 | 2,155 |
| Namibia | - | 89 | 1:27,013 | 2,206 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 76 | 1:24,252 | 1,025 |
| Nigeria | 88% | 49 | 1:3,623,762 | 60,714 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 43 | 1:189,589 | 16,259 |
| Liberia | 94% | 38 | 1:116,107 | 4,813 |
| Micronesia | - | 34 | 1:3,132 | 400 |
| Thailand | 91% | 27 | 1:2,595,030 | 64,663 |
| Ireland | 88% | 26 | 1:178,597 | 3,607 |
| Qatar | 100% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| China | - | 19 | 1:71,897,673 | 63,377 |
| Wales | 100% | 18 | 1:171,906 | 3,302 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Germany | 100% | 16 | 1:6,042,367 | 23,110 |
| Indonesia | - | 14 | 1:18,425,976 | 483,081 |
| Brazil | - | 13 | 1:16,479,704 | 171,823 |
| Kenya | - | 13 | 1:3,562,085 | 22,986 |
| Guyana | 100% | 10 | 1:76,326 | 6,296 |
| Bermuda | - | 9 | 1:7,203 | 999 |
| France | 100% | 9 | 1:7,385,593 | 25,788 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Singapore | 100% | 9 | 1:698,562 | 12,752 |
| Hong Kong | - | 8 | 1:969,091 | 5,961 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Belgium | 100% | 7 | 1:1,641,434 | 16,483 |
| India | 100% | 6 | 1:202,479,662 | 2,100,642 |
| Norway | 100% | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Israel | 100% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Italy | 67% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Boyd (271,441) may also be a surname.
Boyd Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In Celtic, ‘yellow.’ Probably at first a nickname, it is more frequently heard as a surname than as a ‘Christian’.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Celtic name, meaning: Yellow-haired.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Boyd Forename Popularity
Boyd Demographics
Boyd Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 42 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyed | 89 | 96 | / |
| Boyad | 89 | 16 | / |
| Boydd | 89 | 11 | / |
| Boyid | 89 | 5 | / |
| Boy'd | 89 | 3 | / |
| Byoyd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Boyds | 89 | 2 | / |
| Boydt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boydz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boyod | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boeyd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hboyd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bgoyd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boy | 86 | 91,958 | / |
| Bod | 86 | 845 | / |
| Byd | 86 | 23 | / |
| Bhoyad | 80 | 43 | / |
| Bhoyed | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bouyad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boyhed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyied | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyodd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyyod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biohyd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyedh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyi | 75 | 38,157 | / |
| Boya | 75 | 36,589 | / |
| Bodh | 75 | 16,194 | / |
| Boye | 75 | 11,353 | / |
| Boyo | 75 | 2,352 | / |
| Bogy | 75 | 1,521 | / |
| Boys | 75 | 1,329 | / |
| Bood | 75 | 638 | / |
| Boid | 75 | 281 | / |
| Bhoy | 75 | 265 | / |
| Bhod | 75 | 171 | / |
| Bouy | 75 | 162 | / |
| Voyd | 75 | 147 | / |
| Boud | 75 | 141 | / |
| Booy | 75 | 114 | / |
| Boiy | 75 | 96 | / |
| Bohd | 75 | 87 | / |
| Uoyd | 75 | 75 | / |
| Buoy | 75 | 69 | / |
| Boyz | 75 | 56 | / |
| Bods | 75 | 39 | / |
| Boed | 75 | 39 | / |
| Boyt | 75 | 37 | / |
| Boyé | 75 | 20 | / |
| Bodd | 75 | 19 | / |
| Biod | 75 | 17 | / |
| Boyj | 75 | 16 | / |
| Boyh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bioy | 75 | 15 | / |
| Byoy | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bohy | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bayd | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hboy | 75 | 12 | / |
| Boyy | 75 | 11 | / |
| Byod | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bodz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bojy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Byed | 75 | 4 | / |
| Beyd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Buod | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boyp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bodø | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boyá | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bydp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bysd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Byds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Botd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhoyedh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhoyadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boyhaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bo | 67 | 432,515 | / |
| By | 67 | 10,684 | / |
| Boyet | 67 | 9,091 | / |
| Bouya | 67 | 8,804 | / |
| Bhoya | 67 | 2,344 | / |
| Bouyo | 67 | 2,134 | / |
| Boodh | 67 | 2,049 | / |
| Bhoye | 67 | 1,198 | / |
| Bhoyi | 67 | 994 | / |
| Bouye | 67 | 879 | / |
| Bayad | 67 | 582 | / |
| Biyod | 67 | 569 | / |
| Boiyo | 67 | 439 | / |
| Boyoh | 67 | 239 | / |
| Boyah | 67 | 237 | / |
| Boyat | 67 | 230 | / |
| Bioye | 67 | 177 | / |
| Boyie | 67 | 152 | / |
| Boyee | 67 | 90 | / |
| Boyaz | 67 | 84 | / |
| Bhoid | 67 | 74 | / |
| Boyot | 67 | 64 | / |
| Boyas | 67 | 64 | / |
| Bhoyo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Bhoiy | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bouhy | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bhods | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bhodh | 67 | 51 | / |
| Boddh | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bhogy | 67 | 43 | / |
| Boaya | 67 | 42 | / |
| Boyes | 67 | 41 | / |
| Boyis | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bhojy | 67 | 40 | / |
| Booya | 67 | 40 | / |
| Boudh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bayed | 67 | 35 | / |
| Boyte | 67 | 31 | / |
| Boyau | 67 | 31 | / |
| Beyad | 67 | 30 | / |
| Boyoo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bohud | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bohye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Beyed | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bodth | 67 | 22 | / |
| Woyed | 67 | 22 | / |
| Byoya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Boyit | 67 | 21 | / |
| Boods | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boyio | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bojid | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bioya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bioyo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Booyo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Boyeh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Booyi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Booye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Boyyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boyez | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bijod | 67 | 10 | / |
| Voyed | 67 | 10 | / |
| Biyad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bohya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boyuo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bayid | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boyaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bohhy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bayud | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boyos | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boyyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bohyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bougy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boyop | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhodz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buyod | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bujod | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boigy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boyij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boyip | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhoed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buyad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beyid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boihy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bodch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouys | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boïya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boych | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bayod | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bejod | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beyod | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boyho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bboyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baydh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boytt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boy's | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boedh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boidh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bojiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boudz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biyed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyzz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bgoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhgod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhiod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boysz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bod's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bojyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bojys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodgy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boodz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biojy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bioyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiod | 67 | 1 | / |
| B'god | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woydt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbayd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hboys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boygy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booyë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hboyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bywud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbyod | 67 | 1 | / |
Boyd Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd in the Russian language | ||
| Бойд | bojd | - |
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