Joe

Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · #991 for boys in 2025, 230 births
Given to boys 97.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#20
1880 · 731 births
Debut · boys
1880
731 births
In top 100 · boys
92 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
453,255
since 1880

Joe over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #20, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#991230
2024—#882272
2023—#909256
2022—#895262
2021—#794310
2020—#728337
2019—#707350
2018—#696347
2017—#684365
2016—#619434
2015—#597460
2014—#567490
2013—#555476
2012—#526499
2011—#490536
2010—#453592
2009—#453607
2008—#408725
2007#17,6365#402732
2006—#368816
2005—#370800
2004—#344826
2003—#327899
2002—#310922
2001#13,5216#302965
2000—#315920
1999—#295972
1998#14,1225#2851,011
1997#12,0706#2761,013
1996#7,57411#2651,058
1995#8,07910#2601,078
1994#11,7786#2431,203
1993#10,5887#2311,255
1992#8,06510#2201,393
1991#7,98710#2131,464
1990#7,30311#2101,460
1989#5,04917#1951,494
1988#4,30820#1871,472
1987#4,12220#1841,488
1986#3,64523#1731,535
1985#3,51724#1701,591
1984#3,61322#1671,592
1983#3,80620#1631,614
1982#4,02519#1491,872
1981#2,65734#1491,860
1980#3,85320#1401,990
1979#2,99728#1361,965
1978#2,30539#1282,039
1977#2,16243#1282,124
1976#2,38734#1172,170
1975#2,16939#1162,239
1974#1,82048#1132,346
1973#1,85745#1052,522
1972#1,65554#1002,825
1971#1,64056#1013,149
1970#1,47468#903,570
1969#1,38569#833,617
1968#1,22380#853,522
1967#1,39962#853,717
1966#1,09692#744,334
1965#1,22677#714,833
1964#1,16390#625,821
1963#1,12694#586,379
1962#1,066102#596,793
1961#1,049109#607,056
1960#934130#577,314
1959#826154#577,389
1958#796159#567,065
1957#760172#576,767
1956#685196#636,124
1955#694183#685,856
1954#620215#675,873
1953#646191#665,797
1952#670174#625,892
1951#613196#575,824
1950#591204#546,033
1949#567217#526,535
1948#585203#477,288
1947#564227#437,904
1946#532220#377,536
1945#526194#366,625
1944#510201#337,062
1943#488230#357,308
1942#480236#337,383
1941#459226#307,158
1940#454217#287,216
1939#428249#277,189
1938#433239#287,438
1937#434226#247,745
1936#413243#238,023
1935#429224#257,555
1934#399265#267,090
1933#406250#276,411
1932#421244#296,690
1931#430228#296,456
1930#417249#276,873
1929#447218#306,596
1928#471212#306,682
1927#458231#306,542
1926#475212#336,338
1925#570158#346,107
1924#610151#356,044
1923#612143#356,003
1922#588149#356,089
1921#629137#366,204
1920#617134#356,071
1919#614130#355,709
1918#666114#345,805
1917#69997#355,142
1916#679101#354,911
1915#611114#384,648
1914#66177#343,712
1913#65962#372,806
1912#60865#362,515
1911#64145#291,449
1910#65842#251,553
1909#58743#231,292
1908#67832#241,209
1907#69430#231,177
1906#54142#251,020
1905#66428#231,024
1904#88017#23959
1903#66625#24895
1902#60030#23955
1901#91813#27756
1900#61133#221,179
1899#75618#24780
1898#75020#29827
1897#62724#26798
1896#95012#27767
1895#57827#28763
1894#60923#28741
1893#57124#28721
1892#90811#23819
1891#57221#29584
1890#57820#28682
1889#60018#25709
1888#51224#23789
1887#73310#21685
1886#57215#21759
1885#62912#25681
1884#61412#22759
1883#48016#26607
1882#47515#23739
1881#53910#23639
1880#8365#20731
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Joe was already there! It came in at #20, and was given to 731 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 340 boys a year got the name.

Where Joe is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #15 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 46 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedNHWashington: #75 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 346 boysWAIdaho: #49 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 190 boysIDMontana: #45 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 182 boysMTNorth Dakota: #83 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 331 boysNDMinnesota: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 749 boysMNIllinois: #51 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 281 boysILWisconsin: #122 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 855 boysWIMichigan: #101 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 633 boysMINew York: #119 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 992 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedRIOregon: #40 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 180 boysORNevada: #37 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 115 boysNVWyoming: #41 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 151 boysWYSouth Dakota: #128 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 609 boysSDIowa: #56 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 282 boysIAIndiana: #36 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 203 boysINOhio: #41 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 242 boysOHPennsylvania: #101 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 819 boysPANew Jersey: #95 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 749 boysNJConnecticut: #143 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,492 boysCTCalifornia: #22 for boys · 450 births · 1 in 105 boysCAUtah: #62 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 251 boysUTColorado: #13 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 65 boysCONebraska: #42 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 200 boysNEMissouri: #26 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 132 boysMOKentucky: #22 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 117 boysKYWest Virginia: #32 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 152 boysWVVirginia: #26 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 145 boysVAMaryland: #89 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 519 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedDEArizona: #7 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 41 boysAZNew Mexico: #1 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 29 boysNMKansas: #41 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 195 boysKSArkansas: #11 for boys · 289 births · 1 in 63 boysARTennessee: #11 for boys · 462 births · 1 in 58 boysTNNorth Carolina: #16 for boys · 381 births · 1 in 94 boysNCSouth Carolina: #12 for boys · 299 births · 1 in 65 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #123 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 755 boysDCOklahoma: #16 for boys · 274 births · 1 in 77 boysOKLouisiana: #22 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 113 boysLAMississippi: #8 for boys · 393 births · 1 in 55 boysMSAlabama: #9 for boys · 475 births · 1 in 58 boysALGeorgia: #12 for boys · 384 births · 1 in 77 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedHITexas: #6 for boys · 1,204 births · 1 in 49 boysTXFlorida: #24 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 127 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#1 · 1 in 29
  2. Texas#6 · 1 in 49
  3. Arizona#7 · 1 in 41
  4. Mississippi#8 · 1 in 55
  5. Alabama#9 · 1 in 58

Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#11971 in 29
Texas#61,2041 in 49
Arizona#71191 in 41
Mississippi#83931 in 55
Alabama#94751 in 58
Arkansas#112891 in 63
Tennessee#114621 in 58
Georgia#123841 in 77
South Carolina#122991 in 65
Colorado#131441 in 65
Alaska#1581 in 46
North Carolina#163811 in 94
Oklahoma#162741 in 77
California#224501 in 105
Kentucky#222391 in 117
Louisiana#221901 in 113
Florida#241091 in 127
Missouri#262101 in 132
Virginia#261611 in 145
West Virginia#321261 in 152
Indiana#361331 in 203
Nevada#3751 in 115
Oregon#40391 in 180
Kansas#41681 in 195
Ohio#412181 in 242
Wyoming#41121 in 151
Nebraska#42501 in 200
Montana#45241 in 182
Idaho#49241 in 190
Illinois#512031 in 281
Iowa#56711 in 282
Utah#62211 in 251
Washington#75341 in 346
North Dakota#83161 in 331
Maryland#89241 in 519
New Jersey#95341 in 749
Michigan#101701 in 633
Pennsylvania#101931 in 819
New York#119891 in 992
Minnesota#120301 in 749
Wisconsin#122291 in 855
District of Columbia#12371 in 755
South Dakota#12881 in 609
Connecticut#14371 in 1,492
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Joe
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 109 spots since 2024 (#882 → #991)
  • 263 spots since 2020 (#728 → #991)
  • 394 spots since 2015 (#597 → #991)
  • Biggest jump: 27 spots in 2024 (#909 → #882)
  • Biggest drop: 109 spots in 2025 (#882 → #991)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #20 (731 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 137 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 92 yrs · run 1880–1970
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 125
  • Highest: 1 in 125 boys born in 1907 were named Joe (0.80%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,426 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #20 in 1880, was only 1 in 151 (0.66%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 15.9% of all boys named Joe (72,015) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,098#20 (1880)#23
1890s7,482#23 (1892)#27
1900s10,466#22 (1900)#24
1910s38,250#25 (1910)#34
1920s62,676#30 (1928)#33
1930s71,470#23 (1936)#27
1940s72,015#28 (1940)#37
1950s62,620#54 (1950)#61
1960s53,386#57 (1960)#69
1970s24,949#90 (1970)#113
1980s16,508#140 (1980)#168
1990s11,907#210 (1990)#250
2000s8,212#302 (2001)#360
2010s4,549#453 (2010)#589
2020s1,667#728 (2020)#867

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Joe in 1938

girls
#433
239 births · 1 in 4,617 girls
boys
#28
7,438 births · 1 in 149 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #433Joe239

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #28Joe7,438
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 4,617 of them was named Joe, which outranked 91.3% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #428Toni244
  2. #431Louella242
  3. #432Dollie240
  4. #433Joe239
  5. #434Adeline238
  6. #434Therese238
  7. #436Denise236
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 149 of them was named Joe, which outranked 99.3% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #25Jack8,144
  2. #26Walter7,560
  3. #27Bobby7,498
  4. #28Joe7,438
  5. #29Carl6,849
  6. #30Henry6,557
  7. #31Roger6,551
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1938 →