Fun Facts About the Name Boe
- More than 1 thousand babies named Boe: U.S. records list 1,100 babies given the name Boe from 1880 through 2025. Even 22 girls received the name Boe - about 1 girl for every 49 boys.
What Does the Name Boe Mean?
Boe is an English given name. It is commonly treated as a variant spelling of Beau. Beau comes from the French word beau, meaning "handsome" or "beautiful," which descends from Latin bellus, "beautiful, handsome." In this use, Boe has the same meaning as Beau. The name Boe is also a Scandinavian surname with separate origins: the Norwegian surname comes from farm names such as Bø, from Old Norse bœr, "farm, homestead," and the Danish surname can come from the personal name Bo, from Old Norse Búi, "dweller, resident." These surname origins are not the same as the Beau etymology, and the spelling Boe alone does not show which source a family intended.
Boe Name History & Origins
The English name Beau began as a nickname from the French word for "handsome." It was famously borne by George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (1778 - 1840), whose nickname referred to his elegant style of dress. By the 19th century, Beau was also being used as a given name in English-speaking countries. The spelling Boe is a later variant that represents the same pronunciation.
In Scandinavia, Boe appears mainly as a surname. The Norwegian form is habitational, taken from farm names such as Bø; in older Danish and Norwegian writing, the vowel ø was sometimes written oe, giving spellings like Boe. The Danish surname can also derive from the given name Bo. When Boe is used as a first name in English, it may be a respelling of Beau or a transferred surname, so more than one path can lie behind a single modern use.
How Popular is the Name Boe?
Boe has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #2,005 in 1982.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #15,688 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #15,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #16,086 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,409 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,318 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #3,522 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #3,231 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #3,344 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #3,184 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #3,826 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #3,431 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #3,175 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2017 | #3,318 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #3,001 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #2,924 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,042 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #3,193 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #4,264 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #3,174 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #3,905 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #5,583 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #3,492 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #4,828 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #4,238 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #4,489 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,277 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,299 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #5,430 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #6,509 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #6,369 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #7,225 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #4,435 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,316 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #5,220 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #5,542 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #5,139 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,396 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #6,191 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,004 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #4,439 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #3,635 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #5,819 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #2,959 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,145 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #3,824 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #2,301 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,800 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #2,005 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #3,044 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #2,289 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #3,189 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #3,885 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #2,469 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1976 | #3,113 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #3,459 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #2,560 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #3,253 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #5,066 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,005 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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