boy · bulgarian and russian
Boris
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What Boris means
- Bulgarian and Russian from Bulgar Turkic Bogoris, perhaps 'short' or 'wolf'; later linked to Slavic bor 'battle' debated Christian saint: Saint Boris, martyred prince of Kievan Rus' (with his brother Gleb)
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 318 in Chile (2021)
- no. 426 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 458 in Austria (2020)
- no. 579 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 589 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 747 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 1167 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1316 in France (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1920.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Ralph Rudy Raul Conan Conall Loup Zev Randy Wolf Wolfgang Kurt Faolan
Boris in stories
- The Goldfinch: Boris Pavlikovsky, Theo's reckless friend