Bo is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “dweller, long-time resident.” In 2024 it was given to 692 boys in the United States.
Bo belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “dweller, long-time resident” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Bo first appears in Social Security records in 1907. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #451 in 2024, and in 2024 692 babies received the name — 14,282 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bo means “dweller, long-time resident” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bo is a boy name. In 2024, 692 babies received the name in the US.
Bo comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Bo first appears in US records in 1907. Its best-ever ranking was #451 in 2024, and 692 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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