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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#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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #114 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 473 boysAKMaine: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,666 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedNHWashington: #78 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 346 boysWAIdaho: #92 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 384 boysIDMontana: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 408 boysMTNorth Dakota: #131 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 680 boysNDMinnesota: #106 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 637 boysMNIllinois: #96 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 581 boysILWisconsin: #114 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 851 boysWIMichigan: #90 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 565 boysMINew York: #188 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,482 boysNYMassachusetts: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,021 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedRIOregon: #81 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 348 boysORNevada: #100 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 479 boysNVWyoming: #52 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 199 boysWYSouth Dakota: #123 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 667 boysSDIowa: #113 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 696 boysIAIndiana: #77 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 438 boysINOhio: #110 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 682 boysOHPennsylvania: #160 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,405 boysPANew Jersey: #135 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,020 boysNJConnecticut: #166 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,589 boysCTCalifornia: #58 for boys · 551 births · 1 in 301 boysCAUtah: #103 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 431 boysUTColorado: #53 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 248 boysCONebraska: #86 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 423 boysNEMissouri: #89 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 479 boysMOKentucky: #68 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 345 boysKYWest Virginia: #121 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 747 boysWVVirginia: #112 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 607 boysVAMaryland: #180 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,345 boysMDDelaware: #115 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 722 boysDEArizona: #28 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 133 boysAZNew Mexico: #25 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 118 boysNMKansas: #96 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 455 boysKSArkansas: #50 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 194 boysARTennessee: #56 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 231 boysTNNorth Carolina: #95 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 489 boysNCSouth Carolina: #66 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 286 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #169 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,043 boysDCOklahoma: #39 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 165 boysOKLouisiana: #124 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 552 boysLAMississippi: #46 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 186 boysMSAlabama: #61 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 265 boysALGeorgia: #74 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 335 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedHITexas: #17 for boys · 984 births · 1 in 102 boysTXFlorida: #86 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 397 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#17 · 1 in 102
  2. New Mexico#25 · 1 in 118
  3. Arizona#28 · 1 in 133
  4. Oklahoma#39 · 1 in 165
  5. Mississippi#46 · 1 in 186

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#179841 in 102
New Mexico#25821 in 118
Arizona#281071 in 133
Oklahoma#391091 in 165
Mississippi#461151 in 186
Arkansas#50811 in 194
Wyoming#52111 in 199
Colorado#53671 in 248
Tennessee#561451 in 231
California#585511 in 301
Alabama#611151 in 265
South Carolina#66811 in 286
Kentucky#68811 in 345
Georgia#741261 in 335
Indiana#771041 in 438
Washington#78701 in 346
Oregon#81431 in 348
Florida#861201 in 397
Nebraska#86281 in 423
Missouri#89801 in 479
Michigan#901401 in 565
Idaho#92141 in 384
North Carolina#95881 in 489
Illinois#961641 in 581
Kansas#96351 in 455
Nevada#10071 in 479
Montana#102131 in 408
Utah#103241 in 431
Minnesota#106501 in 637
Ohio#1101361 in 682
Virginia#112611 in 607
Iowa#113341 in 696
Alaska#11461 in 473
Wisconsin#114451 in 851
Delaware#11561 in 722
West Virginia#121191 in 747
South Dakota#12381 in 667
Louisiana#124641 in 552
North Dakota#13181 in 680
New Jersey#135551 in 1,020
Pennsylvania#160681 in 1,405
Connecticut#166151 in 1,589
District of Columbia#169121 in 1,043
Maryland#180221 in 1,345
New York#1881061 in 1,482
Maine#18951 in 1,666
Massachusetts#206161 in 3,021
Hawaii———
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 1966

girls
#1,096
92 births · 1 in 18,393 girls
boys
#74
4,334 births · 1 in 412 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #1,096Joe92

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #74Joe4,334
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 18,393 of them was named Joe, which outranked 85.6% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #1,087Lina93
  2. #1,087Stephenie93
  3. #1,087Tisha93
  4. #1,096Joe92
  5. #1,096Bonny92
  6. #1,096Debrah92
  7. #1,096Ginny92
  8. #1,102Aretha91
  9. #1,102Dannette91
  10. #1,102Dawne91

Tied with 5 names at #1,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 412 of them was named Joe, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #71Phillip4,402
  2. #72Jeff4,387
  3. #73Johnny4,363
  4. #74Joe4,334
  5. #75Curtis4,242
  6. #76Jon4,239
  7. #77Jimmy4,238
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →