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Bo

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bo: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Bo: Recorded since 1945, its highest recorded position is #129, and it stood at #129 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #654 to #4201.19972000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232025#654#4201
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3824
2000#3247
2001#1170
2002#998
2003#666
2004#758
2005#680
2006#665
2007#987
2008#779
2009#771
2010#878
2011#989
2012#654
2013#925
2014#1120
2015#2070
2016#1057
2017#1995
2018#1788
2019#1940
2020#1846
2021#2341
2022#2488
2023#2689
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 76 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2018: #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1788 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #294 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #129 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #129 in Norway in 2025.

Bo's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#201412HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#226310HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#179913HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#248810HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#153416HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#111725HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#184615HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#154815HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#194014HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#178816HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#168314HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#199514HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#162715HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#105733HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#162715HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#207013HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#202011HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#112031HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#156015HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#92540HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#65463HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#185212HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#98935HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#87840HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#148316HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#77146HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#198110HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#77944HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#170612HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#98730HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#66547HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#174410HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#68045HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#75837HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#66643HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#99822HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#22545HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#117017HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#32474HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#12945HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#12942HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#15634HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#17629HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#15034HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#16427HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#19426HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#19727HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#19926HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#29715HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#22823HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#22922HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#26818HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#25119HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#27017HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#22122HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#24820HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#31713HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#22222HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#24219HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#24418HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#32910HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#28813HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4895HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#35610HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#3759HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5005HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4058HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5634HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#5235HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5854HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4876HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5176HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#34413HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4917HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#39111HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#4259HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#25921HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#31015HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4887HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#40610HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#38511HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#39410HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#35612HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#35012HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#38810HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4448HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#32513HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#29215HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#33113HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#28116HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#25919HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#35511HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#27416HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#29414HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#29513HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#21423HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#27614HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#25017HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#25715HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#30111HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#25114HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#30310HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#27912HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#21217HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#21816HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#22915HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#27510HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#21815HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#25810HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#23712HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#25111HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#24811HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#24312HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#26310HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#2947HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bo is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Bo, between 1945 and 2025, in 77 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202576#129 in 2024
England and Wales1997–202527#654 in 2012
Republic of Ireland2004–202310#548 in 2012

Its high point came 12 years earlier in England and Wales (2012) than in Norway (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #129 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.