Joe
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god will increase; a form of Joseph.
Babies a year
362
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#994
down from #883
UK popularity
#687
52 babies · up from #785
How Joe has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #597 |
| 2016 | #619 |
| 2017 | #686 |
| 2018 | #697 |
| 2019 | #706 |
| 2020 | #733 |
| 2021 | #794 |
| 2022 | #895 |
| 2023 | #908 |
| 2024 | #883 |
| 2025 | #994 |
In 2025, 52 babies in England and Wales were named Joe. In the US, 362 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 8,022 in 1936.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Joe was most common in 1910, when it went to 0.74% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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