The first name Boniface

Boniface last appeared in the official list in 2005, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2003, with 3 births (#3,467).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Boniface with other names.

In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Boniface, the 8,354th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 14 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Saint Boniface
  8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Ap, 675–754
• Boniface VII
  Antipope in 974, 984–985
• Boniface
  Count of Savoy, 1244–1263
• Boniface II, Margrave of Tuscany
  9th-century Margrave of Tuscany and Duke of Lucca, 788–838
• Boniface of Savoy
  Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1270
• Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi
  Catholic bishop, 1927–2019
• Boniface Wimmer
  Founder of first American Benedictine monastery (1809-1887)
• Buddy DeFranco
  American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014)

• Leo
• Lucas
• Paul
• Max
• Theodore
• Sebastian
• Anthony
• Gabriel
• Patrick
• Martin
• Mark
• Roman
• Leon
• Francis
• Felix
• Julian

All 381 names of Latin origin

What does the name Boniface mean?

From Latin Bonifatius.

What is the origin of the name Boniface?

From Latin Bonifatius.

How popular is the name Boniface?

In 2005, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Boniface, ranking 3,849th. Its peak was 2003, with 3 births.

Is Boniface a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 176 US babies named Boniface since 1880 were boys.

When was Boniface most popular?

1924 in the United States, when 14 babies were named Boniface, its highest rank at 2,242nd.

How do you pronounce Boniface?

Boniface is /ˈbɑn.ə.fɪs/, 3 syllables.