Jo
#3,975 for girls in 2025, 36 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1947 · 6,724 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 179,057since 1881
Jo over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,975 | 36 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #4,207 | 34 | #7,257 | 11 |
| 2023 | #3,386 | 47 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #4,041 | 36 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,614 | 42 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,005 | 35 | #8,739 | 8 |
| 2019 | #4,162 | 34 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,739 | 40 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #3,769 | 40 | #8,140 | 9 |
| 2016 | #4,250 | 34 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #4,981 | 27 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,713 | 18 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | — | |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | #7,050 | 11 |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #7,066 | 18 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #4,418 | 29 | #6,258 | 11 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #5,725 | 12 |
| 2001 | #4,321 | 28 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #5,040 | 14 |
| 1999 | #2,935 | 45 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #2,614 | 52 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #2,309 | 58 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #2,760 | 44 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #2,282 | 58 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #2,124 | 64 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #2,195 | 60 | #5,771 | 9 |
| 1992 | #1,965 | 70 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #1,913 | 73 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #1,716 | 85 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #1,574 | 89 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #1,300 | 111 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #1,128 | 132 | #2,838 | 18 |
| 1986 | #1,249 | 109 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #925 | 171 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #766 | 210 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #770 | 207 | #2,408 | 20 |
| 1982 | #664 | 267 | #2,518 | 19 |
| 1981 | #547 | 340 | #2,496 | 19 |
| 1980 | #540 | 349 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1979 | #589 | 306 | #2,568 | 18 |
| 1978 | #549 | 323 | #2,205 | 21 |
| 1977 | #507 | 365 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #461 | 417 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #391 | 520 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #366 | 587 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #332 | 665 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #324 | 722 | #2,080 | 19 |
| 1971 | #299 | 910 | #1,987 | 21 |
| 1970 | #272 | 1,103 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | #251 | 1,164 | #1,810 | 21 |
| 1968 | #226 | 1,325 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #214 | 1,409 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #200 | 1,590 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #183 | 1,852 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #184 | 2,052 | #1,655 | 23 |
| 1963 | #177 | 2,190 | #1,744 | 21 |
| 1962 | #167 | 2,449 | #1,454 | 29 |
| 1961 | #152 | 2,795 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | #134 | 3,371 | #1,242 | 40 |
| 1959 | #115 | 4,052 | #1,522 | 27 |
| 1958 | #91 | 5,226 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #83 | 5,718 | #1,300 | 36 |
| 1956 | #69 | 6,953 | #1,418 | 30 |
| 1955 | #58 | 7,656 | #1,313 | 33 |
| 1954 | #53 | 8,052 | #1,525 | 25 |
| 1953 | #54 | 7,513 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1952 | #55 | 7,092 | #1,268 | 34 |
| 1951 | #67 | 6,001 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | #64 | 5,676 | #1,289 | 31 |
| 1949 | #60 | 5,802 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1948 | #56 | 5,986 | #1,231 | 34 |
| 1947 | #51 | 6,724 | #1,336 | 30 |
| 1946 | #53 | 5,828 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #60 | 4,224 | #1,163 | 32 |
| 1944 | #61 | 4,226 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1943 | #63 | 4,300 | #1,240 | 31 |
| 1942 | #65 | 4,175 | #1,496 | 22 |
| 1941 | #66 | 3,757 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1940 | #72 | 3,427 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #70 | 3,524 | #1,458 | 21 |
| 1938 | #78 | 3,172 | #1,247 | 28 |
| 1937 | #73 | 3,226 | #1,233 | 29 |
| 1936 | #72 | 3,292 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #73 | 3,296 | #1,123 | 34 |
| 1934 | #75 | 3,257 | #1,173 | 32 |
| 1933 | #90 | 2,541 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #103 | 2,388 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #116 | 2,086 | #1,170 | 34 |
| 1930 | #131 | 1,871 | #1,190 | 35 |
| 1929 | #140 | 1,593 | #1,378 | 27 |
| 1928 | #179 | 1,168 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #203 | 974 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | #222 | 815 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #264 | 635 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #285 | 534 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #334 | 385 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #376 | 302 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #417 | 259 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #444 | 231 | #1,505 | 25 |
| 1919 | #437 | 227 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #479 | 199 | #2,073 | 15 |
| 1917 | #561 | 145 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #538 | 152 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #570 | 128 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #550 | 103 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #538 | 89 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #591 | 68 | — | |
| 1911 | #676 | 41 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #672 | 40 | — | |
| 1909 | #608 | 41 | — | |
| 1908 | #546 | 46 | — | |
| 1907 | #649 | 33 | — | |
| 1906 | #611 | 34 | — | |
| 1905 | #600 | 34 | — | |
| 1904 | #682 | 26 | — | |
| 1903 | #607 | 29 | — | |
| 1902 | #667 | 25 | — | |
| 1901 | #747 | 19 | — | |
| 1900 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 | — | |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 | — | |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | — | |
| 1896 | #707 | 20 | — | |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | — | |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | #830 | 13 | — | |
| 1891 | #695 | 15 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #606 | 14 | — | |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Jo! It came in at #830, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Jo is popular in 1983
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#272 · 1 in 1,619
- Texas#390 · 1 in 2,516
- Kentucky#406 · 1 in 3,218
- Mississippi#425 · 1 in 2,540
- Maryland#465 · 1 in 3,755
Best ever in a state: #16 in Texas, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #272 | 8 | 1 in 1,619 |
| Texas | #390 | 51 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Kentucky | #406 | 7 | 1 in 3,218 |
| Mississippi | #425 | 6 | 1 in 2,540 |
| Maryland | #465 | 6 | 1 in 3,755 |
| Louisiana | #486 | 9 | 1 in 3,419 |
| Colorado | #493 | 6 | 1 in 3,635 |
| Minnesota | #526 | 5 | 1 in 5,593 |
| Georgia | #600 | 7 | 1 in 5,014 |
| Missouri | #618 | 5 | 1 in 6,384 |
| Pennsylvania | #628 | 10 | 1 in 6,795 |
| Ohio | #885 | 6 | 1 in 11,477 |
| Illinois | #896 | 8 | 1 in 9,098 |
| New York | #1,083 | 9 | 1 in 11,428 |
| California | #1,729 | 8 | 1 in 23,463 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jo
- 232 spots since 2024 (#4,207 → #3,975)
- 30 spots since 2020 (#4,005 → #3,975)
- 1,006 spots since 2015 (#4,981 → #3,975)
- Biggest jump: 404 spots in 1891 (#1,099 → #695)
- Biggest drop: 541 spots in 1887 (#606 → #1,147)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1947 at #51 (6,724 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1933–1958
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1894–1985
- Highest: 1 in 241 girls born in 1954 were named Jo (0.41%)
- Latest: 1 in 44,646 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #51 in 1947, was only 1 in 264 (0.38%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 35.7% of all girls named Jo (63,939) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 69 | #606 (1886) | #823 |
| 1890s | 140 | #695 (1891) | #852 |
| 1900s | 311 | #546 (1908) | #646 |
| 1910s | 1,192 | #437 (1919) | #561 |
| 1920s | 6,896 | #140 (1929) | #286 |
| 1930s | 28,653 | #70 (1939) | #88 |
| 1940s | 48,449 | #51 (1947) | #61 |
| 1950s | 63,939 | #53 (1954) | #71 |
| 1960s | 20,197 | #134 (1960) | #189 |
| 1970s | 5,918 | #272 (1970) | #409 |
| 1980s | 1,985 | #540 (1980) | #946 |
| 1990s | 609 | #1,716 (1990) | #2,281 |
| 2000s | 223 | #4,280 (2002) | #5,807 |
| 2010s | 246 | #3,739 (2018) | #6,539 |
| 2020s | 230 | #3,386 (2023) | #3,871 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jo in 1983
Top girls' names in 1983
Top boys' names in 1983
More about 1983
girls
1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 8,071 of them was named Jo, which outranked 93.6% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 89,628 of them was named Jo, which outranked 67.2% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,341Valente21
- #2,341Waleed21
- #2,341Wesly21
- #2,408Jo20
- #2,408Antoino20
- #2,408Anuj20
- #2,408Arden20
- #2,493Akira19
- #2,493Alen19
- #2,493Antjuan19
Tied with 84 names at #2,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.