Is Bo a boy or girl name?
Bo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 692 boys were named Bo, so 2.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.5% of the 15,116 US babies named Bo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #451
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,958
- Babies named Bo since 1907
- 15,116
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 708 babies
Boys and girls named Bo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 42 | 5 | 10.6% |
| 1930s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 140 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 566 | 10 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 1,868 | 184 | 9% |
| 1990s | 2,135 | 117 | 5.2% |
| 2000s | 2,221 | 166 | 7% |
| 2010s | 3,865 | 223 | 5.5% |
| 2020s | 3,084 | 129 | 4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 692 | #451 | 16 | #6,958 |
| 2023 | 632 | #479 | 22 | #5,579 |
| 2022 | 614 | #497 | 29 | #4,687 |
| 2021 | 621 | #480 | 42 | #3,623 |
| 2020 | 525 | #539 | 20 | #5,889 |
| 2019 | 493 | #566 | 31 | #4,458 |
| 2018 | 483 | #571 | 32 | #4,368 |
| 2017 | 432 | #610 | 21 | #5,860 |
| 2016 | 453 | #595 | 27 | #5,020 |
| 2015 | 434 | #618 | 17 | #7,028 |
| 2014 | 413 | #636 | 14 | #8,126 |
| 2013 | 318 | #733 | 26 | #5,164 |
| 2012 | 290 | #782 | 19 | #6,640 |
| 2011 | 293 | #764 | 18 | #6,895 |
| 2010 | 256 | #834 | 18 | #6,953 |
| 2009 | 289 | #784 | 16 | #7,734 |
| 2008 | 261 | #835 | 21 | #6,384 |
| 2007 | 286 | #767 | 21 | #6,357 |
| 2006 | 268 | #775 | 29 | #4,836 |
| 2005 | 259 | #764 | 20 | #6,045 |
| 2004 | 204 | #862 | 11 | #9,356 |
| 2003 | 183 | #909 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2002 | 159 | #988 | 14 | #7,494 |
| 2001 | 160 | #958 | 9 | #10,236 |
| 2000 | 152 | #978 | 5 | #15,389 |
| 1999 | 185 | #826 | 9 | #9,601 |
| 1998 | 176 | #834 | 9 | #9,370 |
| 1997 | 153 | #901 | 5 | #14,021 |
| 1996 | 191 | #769 | 9 | #8,904 |
| 1995 | 173 | #813 | 10 | #8,155 |
| 1994 | 193 | #758 | 16 | #5,748 |
| 1993 | 229 | #677 | 15 | #5,989 |
| 1992 | 276 | #621 | 15 | #6,051 |
| 1991 | 282 | #605 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1990 | 277 | #603 | 16 | #5,588 |
| 1989 | 215 | #680 | 16 | #5,324 |
| 1988 | 172 | #713 | 15 | #5,358 |
| 1987 | 186 | #671 | 16 | #4,876 |
| 1986 | 174 | #685 | 13 | #5,481 |
| 1985 | 153 | #715 | 17 | #4,475 |
| 1984 | 201 | #600 | 18 | #4,178 |
| 1983 | 138 | #735 | 15 | #4,704 |
| 1982 | 160 | #684 | 17 | #4,366 |
| 1981 | 237 | #551 | 26 | #3,257 |
| 1980 | 232 | #568 | 31 | #2,873 |
| 1979 | 101 | #866 | 5 | #10,370 |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 77 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 59 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 51 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,165 | 5 | #8,546 |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,587 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,654 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,602 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,703 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,406 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,052 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,646 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,316 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,373 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,246 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,784 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bo reached #451 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,873 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.