How Many People Are Named Boniface?
people named Boniface are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,680,776 people in the US has this name
Based on 176 babies named Boniface in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, which meant "good fate" from bonum "good" and fatum "fate". This was the name of nine popes and also several saints, including an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany (originally named Winfrid) who is now regarded as the patron saint of that country. It came into use in England during the Middle Ages, but became rare after the Protestant Reformation.
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โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Boniface in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Boniface alive today is about 13 years old, and 88% are under 30.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Boniface first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1924, to 14 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
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