Bo — Baby Name Popularity & Trends

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 80% girls / 20% boys

Origin: Chinese

Meaning

Bo is a given name of Norse and Chinese origin.

From Wikipedia

Bo first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 63 babies (rank #656 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

738

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	3	#3,984
2000	4	#3,329
2001	17	#1,185
2002	22	#1,003
2003	43	#668
2004	37	#761
2005	45	#680
2006	47	#667
2007	30	#989
2008	44	#781
2009	46	#771
2010	40	#886
2011	35	#991
2012	63	#656
2013	40	#926
2014	31	#1,129
2015	13	#2,101
2016	33	#1,062

Year

Babies

Rank

1997

#3,984

2000

#3,329

2001

#1,185

2002

#1,003

2003

#668

2004

#761

2005

#680

2006

#667

2007

#989

2008

#781

2009

#771

2010

#886

2011

#991

2012

#656

2013

#926

2014

#1,129

2015

#2,101

2016

#1,062

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