first name
BO
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 18,833 people named Bo, 57.8% reported their origin as White, 31.9% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino. 85% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Bo peaked in 2025, when 728 babies got the name.
At least 15,849 babies have been given the name since 1907. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Bo by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #950. The largest share of babies named Bo, 45%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Bo is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Bo has been most common in Utah (3.3×), Idaho (2.3×), and Oregon (2.3×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.17×).
12,086 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Bo
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bo, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Bo ranks #16,190 of 156,621, with 1,730 people. See Bo as a last name
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