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Boris

BOR-is

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Slavic name derived from 'bor' meaning 'fight' or 'struggle,' representing warrior qualities, popularized across Eastern European and Russian cultures.”

Popularity Over Time

Boris US popularity rank over timeRank 3612 in 2023 to rank 875 in 1962. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#875#2244#3612191119401960198020002024

Boris is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

RussianSlavic

Syllables

2

Nicknames

BoBorya

Style

StrongClassicTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Boris Johnson (politician)
  • Boris Pasternak (novelist)
  • Boris Yeltsin (Russian president)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Strong Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Russian, Eastern European, and Slavic-speaking communities

People Also Ask

Slavic name derived from 'bor' meaning 'fight' or 'struggle,' representing warrior qualities, popularized across Eastern European and Russian cultures.

Boris is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Boris include Bo, Borya.

Names that pair beautifully with Boris include Natasha, Irina, Svetlana, Dmitri.