Across the world, 棒 (Bo 
, 棒 ) is a widespread largely boy's, but infrequently girly first name. The forename 棒 is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is a prevalent dominantly masculine, but uncommonly girly name, Sweden, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Mongolia, Egypt, and China. Much less frequently, 棒 is the last name as well as the forename.
棒 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bo Peep , the fictional character from Toy Story; Bibbo Bibbowski , the fictional character, Man of Steel; Bo , the protagonist character in Lost Girl series; Bo Brady , the fictional character from Days of Our Lives and Bo Peep , the fictional character from Babes in Toyland, and in many other works.