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Boris

in the US

There are 16,402 people with the first name "Boris" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Boris 1,271
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  1. is 1,267th most common Vance
  2. is 1,268th most common Jami
  3. is 1,269th most common Gabrielle
  4. is 1,270th most common Diego
  5. is 1,271st most common Boris
  6. is 1,272nd most common Nanette
  7. is 1,273rd most common Luann
  8. is 1,274th most common Lane
  9. is 1,275th most common Lina

Similar Names and Nicknames

Borisa, Boriss, Boric, Borika, Borise, Boricua, Boriz, Borice, Borik, Borick

Most Common Last Names for Boris

Kogan, Levin, Shapiro, Fridman, Gorelik, Rabinovich, Gurevich, Feldman, Hernandez, Grinberg

Meaning & History

(male) Russian: from the Tartar nickname Bogoris ‘small’. Later, however, it was taken to be a shortened form of the Russian name Borislav, from bor ‘battle’ + slav ‘glory’. The name was borne in the 9th century by a ruler of Bulgaria who converted his kingdom to Christianity and gave shelter to disciples of saints Cyril and Methodius when they were expelled from Moravia. The name was also borne by a 10th-century Russian saint, son of Prince Vladimir of Kiev and brother of St Gleb. It is as a result of his influence that Boris is one of the very few non-classical names that the Orthodox Church allows to be taken as a baptismal name (although the saint himself bore the baptismal name Romanus). It is borne by the British journalist and politician Boris Johnson (b. 1964).

Pet forms: Borya, Boba.

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