Is Boe a boy or girl name?

Boe is a boy’s name. Of the 1,101 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.0% were girls and 98.0% were boys.

Boe

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Boe was most popular in 2021, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,281 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,101 people named Boe.

Boe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Boe’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Boe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Boe is a boy’s name — 2.0% of the 1,101 Americans given it were girls and 98.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org