Bo is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Bo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #449 among boys (698) and #4,570 among girls (30) — overall #876 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 728 | 728 | #4,570 | #449 |
| 2024 | 709 | 709 | #6,679 | #452 |
| 2023 | 655 | 655 | #5,583 | #478 |
| 2022 | 643 | 643 | #4,689 | #497 |
| 2021 | 664 | 664 | #3,627 | #480 |
| 2020 | 545 | 545 | #5,894 | #540 |
| 2019 | 524 | 524 | #4,458 | #566 |
| 2018 | 515 | 515 | #4,369 | #572 |
| 2017 | 453 | 453 | #5,860 | #610 |
| 2016 | 480 | 480 | #5,020 | #595 |
| 2015 | 451 | 451 | #7,029 | #618 |
| 2014 | 428 | 428 | #8,127 | #633 |
| 2013 | 344 | 344 | #5,164 | #733 |
| 2012 | 309 | 309 | #6,642 | #782 |
| 2011 | 311 | 311 | #6,896 | #764 |
| 2010 | 274 | 274 | #6,954 | #834 |
| 2009 | 305 | 305 | #7,736 | #784 |
| 2008 | 283 | 283 | #6,385 | #834 |
| 2007 | 307 | 307 | #6,358 | #767 |
| 2006 | 297 | 297 | #4,838 | #775 |
| 2005 | 279 | 279 | #6,046 | #764 |
| 2004 | 215 | 215 | #9,356 | #862 |
| 2003 | 203 | 203 | #5,847 | #909 |
| 2002 | 173 | 173 | #7,494 | #988 |
| 2001 | 169 | 169 | #10,236 | #958 |
| 2000 | 157 | 157 | #15,389 | #978 |
| 1999 | 194 | 194 | #9,600 | #826 |
| 1998 | 185 | 185 | #9,371 | #834 |
| 1997 | 158 | — | #14,022 | #901 |
| 1996 | 200 | — | #8,904 | #769 |
| 1995 | 183 | — | #8,155 | #813 |
| 1994 | 209 | — | #5,748 | #758 |
| 1993 | 244 | — | #5,989 | #677 |
| 1992 | 291 | — | #6,052 | #621 |
| 1991 | 295 | — | #6,636 | #605 |
| 1990 | 293 | — | #5,588 | #603 |
| 1989 | 231 | — | #5,324 | #680 |
| 1988 | 187 | — | #5,357 | #713 |
| 1987 | 202 | — | #4,878 | #671 |
| 1986 | 187 | — | #5,481 | #685 |
| 1985 | 170 | — | #4,476 | #715 |
| 1984 | 219 | — | #4,177 | #600 |
| 1983 | 153 | — | #4,704 | #735 |
| 1982 | 177 | — | #4,366 | #684 |
| 1981 | 263 | — | #3,258 | #551 |
| 1980 | 263 | — | #2,873 | #568 |
| 1979 | 106 | — | #10,372 | #866 |
| 1978 | 73 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1977 | 77 | — | — | #975 |
| 1976 | 59 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1975 | 51 | — | — | #1,183 |
| 1974 | 45 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1973 | 55 | — | #8,546 | #1,165 |
| 1972 | 49 | — | — | #1,163 |
| 1971 | 36 | — | — | #1,417 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1969 | 29 | — | — | #1,498 |
| 1968 | 25 | — | — | #1,579 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1966 | 27 | — | — | #1,484 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | — | #1,863 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | — | #1,658 |
| 1963 | 32 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1962 | 26 | — | — | #1,549 |
| 1961 | 29 | — | — | #1,499 |
| 1960 | 27 | — | — | #1,556 |
| 1959 | 24 | — | — | #1,625 |
| 1958 | 21 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,586 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | — | #2,120 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | — | #2,051 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,511 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,599 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | — | #2,034 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,458 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | — | #2,897 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,021 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,654 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,502 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,602 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,703 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,406 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,052 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,646 | — |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #2,933 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #2,954 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,316 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,373 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #3,918 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,246 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,784 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,404 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,568 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,365 |