If the kings had been gone for 1000 years from Gondor, how would Boromir have recognized the name of Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Do you have any ideas?
Not unless he recognized the name "Aragorn" from one of the old kings. Isn't our Aragorn "Aragorn II." But still that old king would have been from the Northern Kingdom and I'm not sure if the Gondor folk would keep up with Northern Kingdom lineages.
So, now we get a clearer picture. It wasn't the name that Boromir recognized; it was the sword. That's from the book. In the movie, it was the name, since the sword is in pieces still.
Aragorn I: The heir of Aravir, who ruled as fifth Chieftain of the Dúnedain for just eight short years. He met an untimely end as the prey of wild wolves, and was succeeded by his son Araglas.So if he were a "Chieftain" and not an official "king" and ruled for only 8 years, the Gondor folk might not have heard about him.