Bo
- Pronunciation
- [Bo]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Precious
- Origin
- Chinese
Bo Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 834 baby girls have been named Bo. The name peaked in 2021 with 42 US births that year (rank #3623). In 2024, ranked #6958 nationally — 3,335 places below its 2021 peak.
Top States for Bo
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Bo births are: California (84), Texas (16).
Other Chinese-Origin Names Like Bo
If you like Bo's Chinese origin, consider these related names: An, Bing Qing, Chan Juan, Chang, Chen. Browse all Chinese names →
2-Letter Names Starting with B
Names with Bo's exact length and starting letter: Be.
Quick Facts About Bo
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Bo by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 698 boys named Bo (boy rank #449 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Bo Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Bo the strongest states are Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | #186 | 27 |
| 2 | South Dakota | #223 | 29 |
| 3 | North Dakota | #237 | 16 |
| 4 | Iowa | #272 | 129 |
| 5 | Nebraska | #275 | 76 |
| 6 | West Virginia | #276 | 36 |
| 7 | Arkansas | #283 | 113 |
| 8 | Idaho | #286 | 53 |
| 9 | Kansas | #314 | 110 |
| 10 | Tennessee | #316 | 242 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #885 | 73 |
| 2 | Florida | #802 | 143 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #767 | 96 |
| 4 | Maryland | #719 | 24 |
| 5 | California | #715 | 304 |
| 6 | Texas | #713 | 349 |
| 7 | South Carolina | #670 | 23 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | #644 | 39 |
| 9 | Virginia | #634 | 86 |
| 10 | Arizona | #589 | 97 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Bo in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beau | Handsome. | Male | French |
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Compare Bo to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Bo against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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