Bao Name Popularity and Statistics

Bao is Used for both girls and boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,430
First Year on Record1976

Bao popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys10#7,679
2024Boys13#6,469
2023Boys10#7,738
2022Boys5#12,330
2021Boys11#7,089
2020Boys6#10,605
2019Boys12#6,777
2018Boys10#7,617
2017Boys11#7,095
2016Boys18#5,124
2015Boys22#4,407
2014Boys15#5,733
2013Boys18#4,981
2012Boys16#5,482
2011Boys21#4,509
2010Boys15#5,741
2009Boys20#4,748
2008Boys12#6,763
2007Boys14#5,901
2006Boys8#8,732
2005Boys11#6,634
2004Boys15#5,246
2003Boys17#4,616
2002Girls8#11,108

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1990 · Girls

46 recorded births and rank #2,571.

1992 · Girls

40 recorded births and rank #2,920.

1991 · Girls

39 recorded births and rank #2,935.

1988 · Girls

38 recorded births and rank #2,744.

Where Bao ranked highest in 2024

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

CA
Rank #2,466 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Bao