Bo
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Bo
A popular name in Denmark, in this country Bo has some cowboy swagger and a lot of substance in its minimal two letters. In Mandarin Chinese, Bo means "wave".
Bo for girls#4570 US
This tiny but punchy name has multiple origins. It stands strong alone, but could be short for numerous names including Bonnie and Bodhi. In Mandarin Chinese, Bo means "wave".
Pronounced BOH.
As of October 2026, Bo ranked #449 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #351.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #636 | 413 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #618 | 434 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #595 | 453 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #610 | 432 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #571 | 483 | #4,368 | 32 |
| 2019 | #566 | 493 | #4,458 | 31 |
| 2020 | #539 | 525 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #480 | 621 | #3,623 | 42 |
| 2022 | #497 | 614 | #4,687 | 29 |
| 2023 | #479 | 632 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #451 | 692 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #449 | 698 | #4,570 | 30 |
World rankings
Bo for girls
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Bo on lists
Famous Bos
- Harold Elwin "Bo" BiceBoy
American singer
- Vincent Edward "Bo" JacksonBoy
American NFL and baseball player
- Bo DallasBoy
ring name of Taylor Michael Rotunda, American professional wrestler
- Bo Diddley (born Ellas Otha Bates)Boy
American musician
- BoBoy
Jared Mitt, American Actor/Singer
- Robert Pickering "Bo" BurnhamBoy
American comedian
- Robert "Bo" GoldmanBoy
American Screenwriter
- Jeong Bo KyeongBoy
South Korean judoka
- Eddie Bo Johan Franzén (b. 2011)Boy
son of ice hockey player Johan Franzen
- Bohdan "Bo" Poraj(Boy
Pstrokonski), British actor
- Bo Alexander Orbison (b. 2018)Boy
son of musician and record producer Roy Orbison Jr.
- Bo BurnhamBoy
comedian
- Bo DerekGirl
American actress (born Mary Cathleen Collins)
- Bo Elizabeth BlackwellGirl
daughter of Tim Blackwell
- Ki BoGirl
Bae, South Korean archer
Bo in pop culture
- Bo CockyBoy
main character in the 2006 film Supertwink
- Bo BradyBoy
character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Bo DukeBoy
a main character on TV's The Dukes of Hazzard
- Bo MonkeyBoy
a main character on TV's Fresh Beat Band of Spies
- Bo SinclairBoy
character in 2005 film House of Wax
- Bo "Bibbo" BibbowskiBoy
character in DC Universe
- Bo' Rai ChoBoy
in the Mortal Kombat video game series
- Bo AboboBoy
character in video game Double Dragon
- Bo SheepBoy
character in comic strip US Acres
- BoBoy
family dog of U.S. President Barack Obama
- Boniface "BoBoy
" character in Cornelia Funke's "The Thief Lord"
- Bo Derek ThompsonBoy
character on TV's "Superstore"
- Isabeau 'Bo' DennisGirl
a character on TV's "Lost Girl"
- Bo HessGirl
girl in film "Signs"
- Bo AdamsGirl
girl on TV series BelievE
- BoGirl
character in the video game "Pinstripe"
- Little Bo PeepGirl
shepherdess in a nursery rhyme and a character in the Toy Story series