Boaz
Hebrew at root, from a word for "swiftness". Around 100 men in Poland carry it and no boys have been given it this century, so most Poles have never met one.
Boaz Pronunciation
Boaz is pronounced BO-ahs (/ˈbɔas/).
What Boaz means
Where Boaz comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Boaz comes from Hebrew, and it belongs first to the Book of Ruth. There he is the landowner who marries Ruth and becomes great-grandfather to King David. One old reading of the name is swiftness, though scholars still argue over the root.
In the First Book of Kings (7:21), Boaz is also one of two bronze pillars set at the entrance of Solomon's Temple. Its twin was called Jachin. A second reading splits the name into b'oz, meaning in him is strength, and that sense has traveled with it far longer than any dictionary gloss.
The name carries no diminutive and no Polish variant. On a class register it stands as Boaz, four letters, nothing softened. Jewish families have kept it in steady use, and modern Israel returned it to everyday life. Whether you take it as swiftness or as strength, it points back to Ruth's field and to the pillar at the temple gate.
How many people are named Boaz
1 in 211348 men in Poland is named Boaz. 101 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3426 among male names.
Boaz as a middle name
Boaz is a first name for 101 men in Poland and a middle name for another 10, a 91/9 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3064th, between Bhagwan (10) and Bolivar (10).
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#3062 Benoît10
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#3063 Bhagwan10
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#3064 Boaz10
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#3065 Bolivar10
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#3066 Brent10