#8832024 rank
1936peak year
438,131babies named Joe since 1880
▼ 22%5-year trend
Joe popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Joe mean?
A short form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add'. Long used independently across the English-speaking world.
OriginHebrew
Syllables1
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Joe
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Famous Joes
- Joe DiMaggio, baseball player
- Joe Pesci, actor
Spellings & variants
JosephJoey
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