Bo
Bo is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Bo are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 83% male / 17% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, Denmark, Sweden
- US births since 1880
- 10,214 male / 642 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Bo
To address Bo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bo," in English, "Guten Tag Bo," in German. About 83% of people named Bo are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Bo,
German
Guten Tag Bo,
French
Bonjour Bo,
Spanish
Estimado/a Bo:
Chinese
Bo您好：
Japanese
Bo様
English
Hi Bo,
German
Hi Bo,
French
Salut Bo,
Spanish
Hola Bo,
Chinese
Bo你好：
Japanese
Boさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | common | unisex name | 50% |
| Denmark | common | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | common | man's name | 98% |
| United States | common | man's name | 94% |
| Korea | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
10,214 male · 642 female · 10,856 births recorded
Since 1980: 94% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bo a male or female name?
Bo is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Bo are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Bo in an email?
To address Bo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bo," in English, "Guten Tag Bo," in German. About 83% of people named Bo are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Bo a unisex name?
Bo is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Bo are men. Bo leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Bo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_bo,
title = {Is Bo a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bo},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}