How Many People Are Named Boe?
An estimated 1,042 people in the United States have the first name Boe. It is predominantly male (97.9%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Boe peaked in popularity in 2021 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Boe 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 Boe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,042
About 1 in 328,939 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2021
42 births
Total Registered
1,065
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Boe
Boe is predominantly male (97.9%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Boe as a male name
Ranked #3,522 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (40 births)
Boe as a female name
Ranked #15,688 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2013 (7 births)
Boe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Boe span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 349 babies were registered. While Boe is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Boe by Decade
How has Boe 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.
Boe by State
Birth registrations for Boe span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Minnesota, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Ohio. On average, about 9 Boes were registered per state.
Boe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Boe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Boe
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Boe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Boe?
We estimate approximately 1,042 people named Boe 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 328,939 Americans share this first name.
Is Boe a common name?
Boe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,065 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Boe most popular?
Boe reached peak popularity in 2021, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Boe is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Boe a male name?
Boe is predominantly male. 97.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Boe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Boe Smith, Boe Johnson, Boe 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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