Bo

Norse nickname

"to live"

Bo Origin and Meaning

The name Bo is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "to live".

A popular name in Denmark, in this country Bo has some cowboy swagger and a lot of substance in its minimal two letters. In Mandarin Chinese, Bo means "wave".

Bo Rank in US Top 1000

# 478 in the US

Bo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 546 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bo

• 478 US 2023
• 546 Nameberry 2025
• 433 Future 2028
• 83 Sweden 2024
• 49 Dogs 2020

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Famous People Named Bo

• Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice American singer
• Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson American NFL and baseball player
• Bo Dallas ring name of Taylor Michael Rotunda, American professional wrestler
• Bo Diddley (born Ellas Otha Bates) American musician
• Bo Jared Mitt, American Actor/Singer
• Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham American comedian
• Robert "Bo" Goldman American Screenwriter
• Jeong Bo Kyeong South Korean judoka
• Eddie Bo Johan Franzén (b. 2011) son of ice hockey player Johan Franzen
• Bohdan "Bo" Poraj( Pstrokonski), British actor
• Bo Alexander Orbison (b. 2018) son of musician and record producer Roy Orbison Jr.
• Bo Burnham comedian

The name Bo in Pop Culture

• Bo Cocky main character in the 2006 film Supertwink
• Bo Brady character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Bo Duke a main character on TV's The Dukes of Hazzard
• Bo Monkey a main character on TV's Fresh Beat Band of Spies
• Bo Sinclair character in 2005 film House of Wax
• Bo "Bibbo" Bibbowski character in DC Universe
• Bo' Rai Cho in the Mortal Kombat video game series
• Bo Abobo character in video game Double Dragon
• Bo Sheep character in comic strip US Acres
• Bo family dog of U.S. President Barack Obama
• Boniface "Bo " character in Cornelia Funke's "The Thief Lord"
• Bo Derek Thompson character on TV's "Superstore"