Bow is a very rare variant of Bo that peaked in 2022 and has grown less common since.
Bow is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,506 for boy births in the United States (and #13,673 across all names), given to 13 babies. Bow first appears in 1980 and peaked in 2022 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,506 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,327 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,727 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,157 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,852 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,184 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,943 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,963 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,779 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,321 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,896 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #16,980 | #5,695 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,836 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,746 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,935 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,999 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,991 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,663 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,053 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,760 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,160 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,249 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #5,713 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,356 |