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Boe

Boy

Meaning of Boe: Dutch: 'living'

Boe is a boy's name most strongly associated with Dutch naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3222nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3222

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,101

First recorded 1971 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 27 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 35 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 41 babies2014: 37 babies2015: 40 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 33 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 42 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Boe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 42.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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