Ho

Boy · HOH · Korean

Ho is a boys' name of Korean origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).

What does Ho mean?

Korean: single-syllable name in Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese; meaning depends on the character

Its meaning depends on the written character chosen, with common options meaning 'vast', 'tiger', 'lake' or 'good'.

Say it: HOH

Is Ho a girl's or a boy's name?

Ho is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Ho in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #3,329among boys
Babies in 2025: 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
Five-year trend: Rising fastup 500% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Ho, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 boys.

Half of all the boys named Ho in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 1997, 31% of the babies named Ho in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 14 in 19962025

Ho in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	6	#3,329
2024	3	#5,198
2023	6	#3,279
2022	1	#6,413
2021	0	–
2020	0	–
2019	0	–
2018	0	–
2017	0	–
2016	3	#5,015
2015	4	#4,086
2014	0	–
2013	4	#4,008
2012	0	–
2011	3	#4,837
2010	3	#4,865
2009	2	#5,967
2008	0	–
2007	5	#3,231
2006	2	#5,314
2005	2	#5,064
2004	1	#4,870
2003	7	#2,054
2002	1	#4,262
2001	6	#2,049
2000	9	#1,503
1999	10	#1,352
1998	5	#2,170
1997	9	#1,412
1996	14	#1,021

Names like Ho

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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