Given name & surname
Po
“a lively woman”
Po is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. One Italian interpretation is “a lively woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “a lively woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Po is a diminutive of Per-Ola. In Swedish usage, Po is a diminutive of Per-Olof.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Po through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,702 as a first name in 2020; 1,655 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Po’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Po is a diminutive of Per-Ola. Po has a related form in Poe. In Swedish usage, Po has a related form in P-O.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Po has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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