Given name & surname
Boz
“from the meadow near the forest”
In English use, Boz is a diminutive of Bosley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the forest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Boz is a diminutive of Bosley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the forest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Boz is a diminutive of Bosley. An origin associated with Bosley is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Boz is a diminutive of Bosley.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Boz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 182 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Boz’s family of names
In English usage, Boz is a diminutive of Bosley. In Greek usage, Boz is a transliteration of Μποζ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Boz has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Boz
- Boz ScaggsAmerican musician (born 1944)
- Boz BurrellBritish singer and bassist (1946–2006)
- Boz BoorerBritish musicianborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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