Bo

Boy name

Bo has been given to 15,849 babies in the U.S. since 1907. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #449 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

15,849

Peak year

2025 (728 babies)

Rank in 2025

#449 for boys

First recorded

1907

10-year trend

▲ +61%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Bo.

15,725 babies since 1930

16,000 babies since 1894

15,681 babies since 1987

16,085 babies since 1881

16,089 babies since 1983

15,544 babies since 1880

15,487 babies since 1982

15,380 babies since 1988

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