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Boe

OriginNorse nickname
Meaning"to live"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Boe as a girl's name
NB Rank#10447

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Variation of Bo

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,0423719.3
2015#2,9244020.9
2016#3,0013920.6
2017#3,3183418.4
2018#3,1753619.8
2019#3,4313318.4
2020#3,8262715.6
2021#3,1843721.1
2022#3,3443520
2023#3,2313721.6
2024#3,5223218.6
2025#3,3183520.5
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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  • Face of Boe

    character from Dr. Who

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