Bao
Meaning
treasure, precious (a trendy modern unisex pick, easy for English speakers)
Also written Bảo.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Bao has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Bao
Most people given the name Bao in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Bao you meet today is most often in their 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Bao deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Bao truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Bao fits with your family’s names and surname.
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