How Many People Are Named Bao?
An estimated 1,371 people in the United States have the first name Bao. It is used for both genders, with 59.2% male. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Bao peaked in popularity in 1990 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bao as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bao paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bao is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,371
About 1 in 250,003 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
59.2% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1990
72 births
Total Registered
1,420
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bao
Bao is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (59.2%) and females (40.8%). Out of 1,420 total births registered, 840 were male and 580 were female.
Bao as a male name
Ranked #6,487 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (31 births)
Bao as a female name
Ranked #11,281 in 2002
8 female births in 2002
Peak: 1990 (46 births)
Bao: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bao span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 530 babies were registered. Bao has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bao by Decade
How has Bao tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bao by State
Birth registrations for Bao span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota. On average, about 142 Baos were registered per state.
Bao + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bao as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bao
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bao: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bao?
We estimate approximately 1,371 people named Bao are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 250,003 Americans share this first name.
Is Bao a common name?
Bao is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,420 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bao most popular?
Bao reached peak popularity in 1990, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bao is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bao a male name?
Bao is predominantly male. 59.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bao Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bao Smith, Bao Johnson, Bao Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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