Boris is a ♂ boy name.
Boris is a diminutive of the Slavic name Borislav. Besides, it derived from the Bulgarian name Borgoris, which is of Turkic origin. Boris is also a name or Persian origin.
Boris means “glorious in battle” (from Borislav), “wolf” or “snow leopard” (from Turkic “böri”), “short” (from Turkic “bogöri”) or “divine”, “heavenly” in Persian.
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Boris is currently ranked #3841 on the name leaderboard.
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| 🇧🇪 Belgium | - | ✓ | - | - | - |
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