Throughout the world, Boykin (Boykin 
, Бойкин 
, بويكن) is a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine given name. The first name Boykin is characteristic of Northern America, particularly the United States, where it is a very rare principally masculine, but scarcely girly name. Much more prevalently, Boykin is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Boykin | Canada, Japan, Bulgaria, Israel, United States |
| Бойкин | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia |
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burwell boykin (1751-1817) (b. 1751) |
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clover boykin American murderer (b. 1975) |
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jarrett boykin American football player, US (b. 1989) |
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miles boykin American football wide receiver, US (b. 1996) |
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| shelton boykin college basketball player (1988–1988) Texas-El Paso |
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| willis henry boykin Ph.D. Clemson University 2008 |
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| monte boykin college basketball player (1987–1990) Cornell |
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| shelton boykin college basketball player (1991–1992) Cal State Northridge |
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| mckinley boykin player of American football, US (b. 1983) |
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