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Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady

BoazIn Hebrew: בועז · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: בֹּעַזRomanization: bó'az

Boaz (Hebrew: בועז) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 6,546 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 53 boys and ranked #278. Its peak year was 1971, with 190 babies.

People in Israel
6,546
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
53
rank #278
Peak year
1971
190 babies
USA, 2025
268
rank #891

Writing and saying Boaz

In Hebrew letters the name is בועז, read right to left. Boaz is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "bó'az" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).

Meaning and origin

  • a male given name, Boaz
Uncertain. Perhaps related to עַז ('az, “mighty, strong”) or עוז / עֹז ('óz, “might, strength”).

Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.

Boaz by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Boaz: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Boaz in English-speaking countries

Boaz in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025268#8912025 (268)
United Kingdom202544#8222025 (44)
England and Wales202544#7652025 (44)
British Columbia20237#4422021 (9)
Alberta20259#4972024 (10)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Boaz has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Boaz

How do you write Boaz in Hebrew?

Boaz is written בועז in Hebrew (with vowel points: בֹּעַז). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "bó'az".

How many people in Israel are named Boaz?

6,546 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name בועז: 0 women and 6,546 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Boaz a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named בועז are men.

What does the name Boaz mean?

English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Boaz" Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps related to עַז ('az, “mighty, strong”) or עוז / עֹז ('óz, “might, strength”).

Is Boaz used outside Israel?

The name Boaz appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 268 boys were given it in 2025 (#891), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 44 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.