How Many People Are Named Bo?
An estimated 14,655 people in the United States have the first name Bo. It is predominantly male (94.5%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Bo peaked in popularity in 2024 with 708 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bo 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 Bo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,655
About 1 in 23,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
94.5% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
708 births
Total Registered
15,116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bo
Bo is predominantly male (94.5%), though 834 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bo as a male name
Ranked #451 in 2024
692 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (692 births)
Bo as a female name
Ranked #6,958 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (42 births)
Bo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bo span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,088 babies were registered. While Bo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bo by Decade
How has Bo 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.
Bo by State
Birth registrations for Bo span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine. On average, about 259 Bos were registered per state.
Bo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bo
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bo?
We estimate approximately 14,655 people named Bo 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 23,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Bo a common name?
Bo is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bo most popular?
Bo reached peak popularity in 2024, when 708 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bo is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bo a male name?
Bo is predominantly male. 94.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bo Smith, Bo Johnson, Bo 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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