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Bo

Bo is currently the #449 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 698 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #540, now it sits at #449. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Bo, which stretches back to 1907. State by state, Montana leads the way at #173.

Rankings

2025 rank
#449
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#449
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
698
boys named Bo

Bo popularity, 1880–2025

0.011%0.022%0.033%0.044%18801900192019401960198020002020#449 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Bo is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025NHWashington: #336 (22 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)WA#336Idaho: #256 (10 boys, 0.12% of boys born 2025)ID#256Montana: #173 (7 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)MT#173North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025NDMinnesota: #275 (22 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)MN#275Wisconsin: #285 (20 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)WI#285Michigan: #375 (23 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)MI#375New York: #994 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#994Massachusetts: #690 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#690Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025RIOregon: #230 (18 boys, 0.12% of boys born 2025)OR#230Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025WYSouth Dakota: #192 (7 boys, 0.18% of boys born 2025)SD#192Iowa: #293 (13 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)IA#293Illinois: #544 (17 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IL#544Indiana: #350 (21 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)IN#350Ohio: #306 (39 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)OH#306Pennsylvania: #415 (25 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)PA#415New Jersey: #707 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#707Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025CTCalifornia: #607 (48 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CA#607Utah: #193 (28 boys, 0.14% of boys born 2025)UT#193Colorado: #366 (17 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)CO#366Nebraska: #266 (9 boys, 0.10% of boys born 2025)NE#266Missouri: #291 (23 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)MO#291Kentucky: #345 (14 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)KY#345West Virginia: #200 (9 boys, 0.15% of boys born 2025)WV#200Virginia: #525 (14 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)VA#525Maryland: #702 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MD#702Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025DEArizona: #559 (12 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AZ#559New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025NMKansas: #352 (10 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)KS#352Arkansas: #284 (12 boys, 0.10% of boys born 2025)AR#284Tennessee: #217 (41 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)TN#217North Carolina: #775 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#775South Carolina: #743 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)SC#743District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025DCOklahoma: #351 (13 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)OK#351Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025LAMississippi: #370 (8 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)MS#370Alabama: #315 (17 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)AL#315Georgia: #414 (27 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)GA#414Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bo in 2025HITexas: #566 (56 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)TX#566Florida: #633 (26 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)FL#633
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#173), South Dakota (#192), West Virginia (#200)

Uniqueness score

39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bo in the most recent year of SSA data.

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