Bo
Meaning
treasure or precious object (寶)
The story
Bo in this collection represents 寶, a character read in Cantonese and associated with treasure or a precious object. The character is the evidence. The same Latin spelling can point to another Chinese character, while the same written character can appear under a different romanization elsewhere. Hong Kong names are normally written in characters and receive a romanized form for English-language settings. Bo is a one-character given name, a compact pattern beside the more common two-character form. Its page's US curve stays near the floor and shows only a faint recent trace. That does not measure how familiar the name is in Hong Kong; it measures what American birth records can see. The honest story therefore begins with 寶, not with an English-looking syllable. In that documented form, Bo carries a small, clear idea chosen to travel across scripts.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Bo has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
48 people · the #68,557 first name in Brazil · median age 41
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Bo
Most people given the name Bo in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Bo deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Bo 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 Bo fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Bo travels
Chinese · abundant, erudite (博)
Keep exploring
Chinese baby names · Cantonese and Hong Kong baby names · Short names
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