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

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
28,9331:12,5301,243
Zambia-21,7061:730157
Canada
100%
3,6301:9,1281,102
Malawi
100%
1,8611:9,1951,056
Australia-8811:15,5021,200
England
100%
6761:82,2533,307
Netherlands
100%
4511:37,4772,847
New Zealand-4011:11,3121,142
Zimbabwe
98%
 
3091:49,9154,347
Scotland
100%
2101:25,4781,112
Tanzania
100%
1891:279,30310,093
Philippines
100%
1861:569,94318,278
South Africa
100%
1511:361,14319,220
Malaysia
99%
 
1101:276,81814,485
Jamaica-901:32,0362,155
Namibia-891:27,0132,206
Northern Ireland
100%
761:24,2521,025
Nigeria
88%
 
491:3,623,76260,714
Papua New Guinea
97%
 
431:189,58916,259
Liberia
94%
 
381:116,1074,813
Micronesia-341:3,132400
Thailand
91%
 
271:2,595,03064,663
Ireland
88%
 
261:178,5973,607
Qatar
100%
231:103,02612,248
China-191:71,897,67363,377
Wales
100%
181:171,9063,302
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Germany
100%
161:6,042,36723,110
Indonesia-141:18,425,976483,081
Brazil-131:16,479,704171,823
Kenya-131:3,562,08522,986
Guyana
100%
101:76,3266,296
Bermuda-91:7,203999
France
100%
91:7,385,59325,788
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Singapore
100%
91:698,56212,752
Hong Kong-81:969,0915,961
Japan-81:15,998,25741,670
Belgium
100%
71:1,641,43416,483
India
100%
61:202,479,6622,100,642
Norway
100%
61:855,38812,625
Sweden
100%
61:1,642,98427,315
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
61:226,90311,844
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Israel
100%
41:2,100,73020,870
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Russia
100%
41:36,058,42683,389
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Switzerland
100%
41:2,053,37418,217
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Cook Islands-31:6,051772
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Dominica-21:37,736863
Italy
67%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Nicaragua
100%
21:3,009,16824,322
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Norfolk Island-11:2,324291
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484

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

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boyed8996/
Boyad8916/
Boydd8911/
Boyid895/
Boy'd893/
Byoyd892/
Boyds892/
Boydt891/
Boydz891/
Boyod891/
Boeyd891/
Hboyd891/
Bgoyd891/
Boy8691,958/
Bod86845/
Byd8623/
Bhoyad8043/
Bhoyed8014/
Bouyad802/
Boyhed801/
Boyied801/
Boyodd801/
Boyyod801/
Biohyd801/
Boyedh801/
Boyi7538,157/
Boya7536,589/
Bodh7516,194/
Boye7511,353/
Boyo752,352/
Bogy751,521/
Boys751,329/
Bood75638/
Boid75281/
Bhoy75265/
Bhod75171/
Bouy75162/
Voyd75147/
Boud75141/
Booy75114/
Boiy7596/
Bohd7587/
Uoyd7575/
Buoy7569/
Boyz7556/
Bods7539/
Boed7539/
Boyt7537/
Boyé7520/
Bodd7519/
Biod7517/
Boyj7516/
Boyh7515/
Bioy7515/
Byoy7515/
Bohy7513/
Bayd7512/
Hboy7512/
Boyy7511/
Byod759/
Bodz758/
Bojy755/
Byed754/
Beyd753/
Buod752/
Boyp752/
Bodø752/
Boyá751/
Bydp751/
Bysd751/
Woyd751/
Byds751/
Botd751/
Bhoyedh733/
Bhoyadh731/
Boyhaud731/
Bo67432,515/
By6710,684/
Boyet679,091/
Bouya678,804/
Bhoya672,344/
Bouyo672,134/
Boodh672,049/
Bhoye671,198/
Bhoyi67994/
Bouye67879/
Bayad67582/
Biyod67569/
Boiyo67439/
Boyoh67239/
Boyah67237/
Boyat67230/
Bioye67177/
Boyie67152/
Boyee6790/
Boyaz6784/
Bhoid6774/
Boyot6764/
Boyas6764/
Bhoyo6762/
Bhoiy6754/
Bouhy6753/
Bhods6753/
Bhodh6751/
Boddh6747/
Bhogy6743/
Boaya6742/
Boyes6741/
Boyis6741/
Bhojy6740/
Booya6740/
Boudh6737/
Bayed6735/
Boyte6731/
Boyau6731/
Beyad6730/
Boyoo6728/
Bohud6726/
Bohye6724/
Beyed6722/
Bodth6722/
Woyed6722/
Byoya6722/
Boyit6721/
Boods6720/
Boyio6717/
Bojid6716/
Bioya6716/
Bioyo6716/
Booyo6716/
Boyeh6715/
Booyi6713/
Booye6712/
Boyyo6710/
Boyez6710/
Bijod6710/
Voyed6710/
Biyad679/
Bohya679/
Boyuo679/
Bayid678/
Boyaa678/
Bohhy678/
Bayud678/
Boyos677/
Boyyi676/
Bohyi675/
Bougy675/
Boyop675/
Bhodz675/
Buyod675/
Bujod675/
Boigy675/
Boyij674/
Boyip674/
Bhoed674/
Buyad674/
Beyid674/
Boihy673/
Bodch673/
Bouys673/
Boïya673/
Boych673/
Bayod673/
Bejod673/
Beyod673/
Boyho673/
Buoya672/
Bboyi672/
Baydh672/
Boytt672/
Boyhe672/
Boyhi672/
Boy's672/
Boedh672/
Boidh672/
Bojiy672/
Boudz672/
Bhood672/
Biyed672/
Boyzz672/
Bgoya671/
Bgoye671/
Bhooy671/
Bhgod671/
Bhodd671/
Bhiod671/
Bouds671/
Boyap671/
Boyha671/
Boyih671/
Boyii671/
Boyoz671/
Boyss671/
Boysz671/
Boyts671/
Bod's671/
Bojyo671/
Bojys671/
Bohyo671/
Boiyy671/
Bodgy671/
Bodsz671/
Bodte671/
Bohiy671/
Boodz671/
Buoyo671/
Byoye671/
Byoyo671/
Buyid671/
Biojy671/
Bioyi671/
Bagyd671/
Bahyd671/
Baiod671/
B'god671/
Woydt671/
Hbayd671/
Hboys671/
Boygy671/
Bowed671/
Boiys671/
Booys671/
Booyë671/
Bhouy671/
Buoye671/
Boysh671/
Hboyh671/
Bywud671/
Booyy671/
Boyth671/
Bohdt671/
Bbyod671/

Boyd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boyd in the Russian language
Бойдbojd-

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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boyd