Bao
Bao was the 7740th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1926th with 31 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,323 places. More babies were named Bao in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,740 boys, up 3,018 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198631 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,430babies recorded
Bao popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,740 | — | 10 |
| 2020 | — | #10,758 | — | 6 |
| 2010 | — | #5,764 | — | 15 |
| 2000 | #11,955 | #4,411 | 7 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,575 | #2,557 | 46 | 26 |
| 1980 | #4,160 | #2,736 | 18 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Bao, counting every spelling?
Bao is a spelling of Bow, a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow | 13 | #6,506 | 56 |
| Bao | 10 | #7,740 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bao?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bao (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bao born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bao.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bao?
About 800 people born in the US named Bao are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 16 and 39. That makes Bao mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bao by state
How common Bao was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bao: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bao, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bao
How popular is the name Bao?
Bao was the 7740th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1926th with 31 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,323 places. More babies were named Bao in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Bao a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bao in the US.
Where is Bao most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bao was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).