Entry № 0322 · Chinese origin

Bao Bao — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Chinese

Meaning

"Treasure, precious"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Chinese)

The meaning

A name that means "treasure, precious".

Bao (寶) is the Mandarin Chinese word for "treasure" or "precious." Used in compound names (Baozhu "precious pearl") and as a term of endearment.

Bao Tong (1932-2022) was the Chinese reformist political figure. The 2018 Pixar short Bao won the Best Animated Short Oscar.

Treasure. The Pixar short title.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

寶

Transliteration: Bǎo
Pronunciation: / baʊ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Bao stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Bao · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Baos before her.

Real people

Bao Tong

Chinese reformist.

1932 – 2022

In fiction

Bao

Title of 2018 Pixar Oscar-winning short.

Domee Shi, 2018

Names connected to Bao.

Numerology

The number behind Bao.

The Communicator

Bao reduces to three — the number of Chinese treasure.

Parents on Bao

Why families chose this name.

"Treasure in Mandarin. Three letters. Bao."

Mei · Mother of one · Shanghai