71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. BAWS-tən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the American city of Boston in Massachusetts, itself named after a town in Lincolnshire, England. The town's name is said to mean "Botwulf's stone". PopularityDetails Last ranked #617 in 2022 United States Categories bands, cities, ends in -ton, hair