Boe is a distinctive choice, ranked #3333 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Boe in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3333
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About the Name Boe
Boe has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1757 places in five years. It was most popular in 2012 at #1210 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.
Boe is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Boe in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Boe
Andre Boe — Andre Boe is a Cameroonian former footballer who is last known to have played as a goalkeeper for Molesey.
Mathias Boe — Mathias Boe is a Danish former badminton player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Boe
Unlikely. With around 7 UK babies named Boe per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Boe in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Boe is declining: down 1,394 places since 2020, to #3,333 in 2025. It peaked at #1,210 in 2012.
Boe is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Boe include: Andre Boe, Mathias Boe and Boe (surname). Short summaries for each appear below.
Boe does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Boes in the wild.
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UK babies named Boe (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1394 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Boe
Almost certainly the only Boe in the class
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UK Popularity (2003–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Boe
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hjalte Boe Kling Rasmussen, also known as just Hjalte Boe, is a Danish footballer who plays as a right winger for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.