Bo
#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · #449 for boys in 2025, 698 births
Given to boys 94.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 698 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 14,984since 1907
Bo over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,546 | 30 | #449 | 698 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #452 | 692 |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | #478 | 633 |
| 2022 | #4,671 | 29 | #497 | 614 |
| 2021 | #3,614 | 42 | #480 | 622 |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | #540 | 525 |
| 2019 | #4,437 | 31 | #566 | 493 |
| 2018 | #4,357 | 32 | #572 | 483 |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | #610 | 432 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #595 | 453 |
| 2015 | #6,977 | 17 | #618 | 434 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | #633 | 414 |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | #733 | 318 |
| 2012 | #6,576 | 19 | #782 | 290 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | #764 | 293 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #834 | 256 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #784 | 289 |
| 2008 | #6,350 | 21 | #834 | 262 |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | #767 | 286 |
| 2006 | #4,811 | 29 | #775 | 268 |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | #764 | 259 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #862 | 204 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #909 | 183 |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | #988 | 159 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #958 | 160 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #977 | 152 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #826 | 185 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #833 | 176 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #900 | 153 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #769 | 191 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #813 | 173 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #757 | 193 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #677 | 229 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #621 | 276 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #605 | 282 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #602 | 277 |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | #680 | 215 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #713 | 172 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #671 | 186 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #684 | 174 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #715 | 153 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #599 | 201 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #735 | 138 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #683 | 160 |
| 1981 | #3,253 | 26 | #550 | 237 |
| 1980 | #2,866 | 31 | #568 | 232 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #864 | 101 |
| 1978 | — | #1,011 | 73 | |
| 1977 | — | #975 | 77 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,100 | 59 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,181 | 51 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,244 | 45 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #1,163 | 50 |
| 1972 | — | #1,163 | 49 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,415 | 36 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,743 | 25 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,574 | 25 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,652 | 22 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,484 | 27 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,856 | 18 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,375 | 32 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,546 | 26 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,496 | 29 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,552 | 27 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,620 | 24 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,724 | 21 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,361 | 12 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,862 | 8 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
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| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
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| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #2,912 | 9 | |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | #2,936 | 9 | |
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #4,307 | 5 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,869 | 6 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
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| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Bo! It came in at #1,345, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1907–1915, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Bo is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Colorado#263 · 1 in 2,195
- Kansas#313 · 1 in 2,779
- Oregon#362 · 1 in 3,671
- Missouri#460 · 1 in 6,085
- Washington#467 · 1 in 5,433
Best ever in a state: #125 in North Dakota, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #263 | 11 | 1 in 2,195 |
| Kansas | #313 | 6 | 1 in 2,779 |
| Oregon | #362 | 5 | 1 in 3,671 |
| Missouri | #460 | 6 | 1 in 6,085 |
| Washington | #467 | 6 | 1 in 5,433 |
| Ohio | #522 | 9 | 1 in 8,546 |
| Michigan | #534 | 8 | 1 in 8,083 |
| Georgia | #574 | 7 | 1 in 6,671 |
| Texas | #657 | 18 | 1 in 8,006 |
| Florida | #784 | 7 | 1 in 12,066 |
| California | #1,221 | 10 | 1 in 25,224 |
| New York | #1,304 | 5 | 1 in 25,938 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bo
- 3 spots since 2024 (#452 → #449)
- 91 spots since 2020 (#540 → #449)
- 169 spots since 2015 (#618 → #449)
- Biggest jump: 296 spots in 1980 (#864 → #568)
- Biggest drop: 151 spots in 2000 (#826 → #977)
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 2025 at #449 (698 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1979–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,447 boys born in 2025 were named Bo (0.04%)
- 25.8% of all boys named Bo (3,866) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1929, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,345 (1907) | #1,345 |
| 1910s | 23 | #2,543 (1916) | #3,216 |
| 1920s | 42 | #2,912 (1927) | #3,579 |
| 1930s | 24 | #3,022 (1930) | #3,394 |
| 1940s | 51 | #2,022 (1949) | #2,736 |
| 1950s | 140 | #1,620 (1959) | #2,202 |
| 1960s | 258 | #1,375 (1963) | #1,568 |
| 1970s | 566 | #864 (1979) | #1,186 |
| 1980s | 1,868 | #550 (1981) | #660 |
| 1990s | 2,135 | #602 (1990) | #740 |
| 2000s | 2,222 | #764 (2005) | #862 |
| 2010s | 3,866 | #566 (2019) | #671 |
| 2020s | 3,784 | #449 (2025) | #483 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bo in 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 118,724 of them was named Bo, which outranked 61.7% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,065Yashika16
- #5,065Zakiyyah16
- #5,065Zarah16
- #5,321Bo15
- #5,321Abilene15
- #5,321Abrielle15
- #5,321Aeriel15
- #5,598Abra14
- #5,598Adelita14
- #5,598Ahlam14
Tied with 276 names at #5,321; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 11,130 of them was named Bo, which outranked 91.6% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).