Throughout the world, 博斯 (Bose 
, Bos , Boss ) is a widespread dominantly girly, but seldom masculine given name. The given name 博斯 is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common primarily female, but very infrequently boy's name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare predominantly female, but scarcely boy's name, and Botswana, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Nigeria, Egypt, and Indonesia. More frequently, 博斯 is the last name as well as the forename.
博斯 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Boss Hogg , the fictional character, The Dukes of Hazzard; Boss Nass , the Star Wars character, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace; Boss Biggis , the one-shot villain on "Batman: The Animated Series"; Boss , the character in Mazinger Z and Boss Borot , character in Mazinger, among other works.