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
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 731 births
- Debut · boys
- 731 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 92 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 453,255since 1880
Joe over time
Rank among boys' 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 | — | #991 | 230 | |
| 2024 | — | #882 | 272 | |
| 2023 | — | #909 | 256 | |
| 2022 | — | #895 | 262 | |
| 2021 | — | #794 | 310 | |
| 2020 | — | #728 | 337 | |
| 2019 | — | #707 | 350 | |
| 2018 | — | #696 | 347 | |
| 2017 | — | #684 | 365 | |
| 2016 | — | #619 | 434 | |
| 2015 | — | #597 | 460 | |
| 2014 | — | #567 | 490 | |
| 2013 | — | #555 | 476 | |
| 2012 | — | #526 | 499 | |
| 2011 | — | #490 | 536 | |
| 2010 | — | #453 | 592 | |
| 2009 | — | #453 | 607 | |
| 2008 | — | #408 | 725 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #402 | 732 |
| 2006 | — | #368 | 816 | |
| 2005 | — | #370 | 800 | |
| 2004 | — | #344 | 826 | |
| 2003 | — | #327 | 899 | |
| 2002 | — | #310 | 922 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #302 | 965 |
| 2000 | — | #315 | 920 | |
| 1999 | — | #295 | 972 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #285 | 1,011 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #276 | 1,013 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #265 | 1,058 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #260 | 1,078 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #243 | 1,203 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #231 | 1,255 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #220 | 1,393 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #213 | 1,464 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #210 | 1,460 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #195 | 1,494 |
| 1988 | #4,308 | 20 | #187 | 1,472 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | #184 | 1,488 |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | #173 | 1,535 |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | #170 | 1,591 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #167 | 1,592 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #163 | 1,614 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 | #149 | 1,872 |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | #149 | 1,860 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #140 | 1,990 |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 | #136 | 1,965 |
| 1978 | #2,305 | 39 | #128 | 2,039 |
| 1977 | #2,162 | 43 | #128 | 2,124 |
| 1976 | #2,387 | 34 | #117 | 2,170 |
| 1975 | #2,169 | 39 | #116 | 2,239 |
| 1974 | #1,820 | 48 | #113 | 2,346 |
| 1973 | #1,857 | 45 | #105 | 2,522 |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | #100 | 2,825 |
| 1971 | #1,640 | 56 | #101 | 3,149 |
| 1970 | #1,474 | 68 | #90 | 3,570 |
| 1969 | #1,385 | 69 | #83 | 3,617 |
| 1968 | #1,223 | 80 | #85 | 3,522 |
| 1967 | #1,399 | 62 | #85 | 3,717 |
| 1966 | #1,096 | 92 | #74 | 4,334 |
| 1965 | #1,226 | 77 | #71 | 4,833 |
| 1964 | #1,163 | 90 | #62 | 5,821 |
| 1963 | #1,126 | 94 | #58 | 6,379 |
| 1962 | #1,066 | 102 | #59 | 6,793 |
| 1961 | #1,049 | 109 | #60 | 7,056 |
| 1960 | #934 | 130 | #57 | 7,314 |
| 1959 | #826 | 154 | #57 | 7,389 |
| 1958 | #796 | 159 | #56 | 7,065 |
| 1957 | #760 | 172 | #57 | 6,767 |
| 1956 | #685 | 196 | #63 | 6,124 |
| 1955 | #694 | 183 | #68 | 5,856 |
| 1954 | #620 | 215 | #67 | 5,873 |
| 1953 | #646 | 191 | #66 | 5,797 |
| 1952 | #670 | 174 | #62 | 5,892 |
| 1951 | #613 | 196 | #57 | 5,824 |
| 1950 | #591 | 204 | #54 | 6,033 |
| 1949 | #567 | 217 | #52 | 6,535 |
| 1948 | #585 | 203 | #47 | 7,288 |
| 1947 | #564 | 227 | #43 | 7,904 |
| 1946 | #532 | 220 | #37 | 7,536 |
| 1945 | #526 | 194 | #36 | 6,625 |
| 1944 | #510 | 201 | #33 | 7,062 |
| 1943 | #488 | 230 | #35 | 7,308 |
| 1942 | #480 | 236 | #33 | 7,383 |
| 1941 | #459 | 226 | #30 | 7,158 |
| 1940 | #454 | 217 | #28 | 7,216 |
| 1939 | #428 | 249 | #27 | 7,189 |
| 1938 | #433 | 239 | #28 | 7,438 |
| 1937 | #434 | 226 | #24 | 7,745 |
| 1936 | #413 | 243 | #23 | 8,023 |
| 1935 | #429 | 224 | #25 | 7,555 |
| 1934 | #399 | 265 | #26 | 7,090 |
| 1933 | #406 | 250 | #27 | 6,411 |
| 1932 | #421 | 244 | #29 | 6,690 |
| 1931 | #430 | 228 | #29 | 6,456 |
| 1930 | #417 | 249 | #27 | 6,873 |
| 1929 | #447 | 218 | #30 | 6,596 |
| 1928 | #471 | 212 | #30 | 6,682 |
| 1927 | #458 | 231 | #30 | 6,542 |
| 1926 | #475 | 212 | #33 | 6,338 |
| 1925 | #570 | 158 | #34 | 6,107 |
| 1924 | #610 | 151 | #35 | 6,044 |
| 1923 | #612 | 143 | #35 | 6,003 |
| 1922 | #588 | 149 | #35 | 6,089 |
| 1921 | #629 | 137 | #36 | 6,204 |
| 1920 | #617 | 134 | #35 | 6,071 |
| 1919 | #614 | 130 | #35 | 5,709 |
| 1918 | #666 | 114 | #34 | 5,805 |
| 1917 | #699 | 97 | #35 | 5,142 |
| 1916 | #679 | 101 | #35 | 4,911 |
| 1915 | #611 | 114 | #38 | 4,648 |
| 1914 | #661 | 77 | #34 | 3,712 |
| 1913 | #659 | 62 | #37 | 2,806 |
| 1912 | #608 | 65 | #36 | 2,515 |
| 1911 | #641 | 45 | #29 | 1,449 |
| 1910 | #658 | 42 | #25 | 1,553 |
| 1909 | #587 | 43 | #23 | 1,292 |
| 1908 | #678 | 32 | #24 | 1,209 |
| 1907 | #694 | 30 | #23 | 1,177 |
| 1906 | #541 | 42 | #25 | 1,020 |
| 1905 | #664 | 28 | #23 | 1,024 |
| 1904 | #880 | 17 | #23 | 959 |
| 1903 | #666 | 25 | #24 | 895 |
| 1902 | #600 | 30 | #23 | 955 |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 | #27 | 756 |
| 1900 | #611 | 33 | #22 | 1,179 |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 | #24 | 780 |
| 1898 | #750 | 20 | #29 | 827 |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | #26 | 798 |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | #27 | 767 |
| 1895 | #578 | 27 | #28 | 763 |
| 1894 | #609 | 23 | #28 | 741 |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 | #28 | 721 |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | #23 | 819 |
| 1891 | #572 | 21 | #29 | 584 |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | #28 | 682 |
| 1889 | #600 | 18 | #25 | 709 |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | #23 | 789 |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | #21 | 685 |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | #21 | 759 |
| 1885 | #629 | 12 | #25 | 681 |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | #22 | 759 |
| 1883 | #480 | 16 | #26 | 607 |
| 1882 | #475 | 15 | #23 | 739 |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | #23 | 639 |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #20 | 731 |
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 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#22 · 1 in 125
- New Mexico#39 · 1 in 169
- Arizona#44 · 1 in 201
- Mississippi#51 · 1 in 214
- Arkansas#53 · 1 in 230
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #22 | 819 | 1 in 125 |
| New Mexico | #39 | 52 | 1 in 169 |
| Arizona | #44 | 72 | 1 in 201 |
| Mississippi | #51 | 94 | 1 in 214 |
| Arkansas | #53 | 65 | 1 in 230 |
| Tennessee | #59 | 122 | 1 in 267 |
| Alabama | #62 | 105 | 1 in 276 |
| Oklahoma | #62 | 74 | 1 in 247 |
| Colorado | #64 | 58 | 1 in 307 |
| Nevada | #66 | 11 | 1 in 305 |
| South Carolina | #66 | 76 | 1 in 294 |
| California | #70 | 438 | 1 in 382 |
| Kentucky | #74 | 72 | 1 in 377 |
| Idaho | #82 | 18 | 1 in 298 |
| Missouri | #82 | 83 | 1 in 440 |
| Florida | #88 | 104 | 1 in 456 |
| North Carolina | #88 | 93 | 1 in 467 |
| Kansas | #89 | 37 | 1 in 418 |
| Georgia | #90 | 101 | 1 in 405 |
| Oregon | #95 | 33 | 1 in 453 |
| Wyoming | #95 | 5 | 1 in 439 |
| Illinois | #101 | 153 | 1 in 597 |
| Nebraska | #101 | 22 | 1 in 504 |
| Iowa | #103 | 39 | 1 in 578 |
| Montana | #103 | 10 | 1 in 498 |
| Indiana | #108 | 69 | 1 in 637 |
| Washington | #108 | 48 | 1 in 554 |
| West Virginia | #119 | 18 | 1 in 763 |
| Ohio | #124 | 108 | 1 in 836 |
| Utah | #124 | 18 | 1 in 581 |
| Alaska | #126 | 5 | 1 in 546 |
| Michigan | #129 | 89 | 1 in 856 |
| Wisconsin | #131 | 36 | 1 in 985 |
| Louisiana | #134 | 58 | 1 in 593 |
| Minnesota | #151 | 24 | 1 in 1,289 |
| District of Columbia | #163 | 12 | 1 in 988 |
| New Jersey | #165 | 40 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Connecticut | #178 | 14 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Pennsylvania | #181 | 50 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Massachusetts | #189 | 19 | 1 in 2,399 |
| New York | #189 | 102 | 1 in 1,449 |
| Virginia | #200 | 25 | 1 in 1,458 |
| Maryland | #202 | 16 | 1 in 1,734 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #20 (731 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 137 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 92 yrs · run 1880–1970
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 15.9% of all boys named Joe (72,015) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,098 | #20 (1880) | #23 |
| 1890s | 7,482 | #23 (1892) | #27 |
| 1900s | 10,466 | #22 (1900) | #24 |
| 1910s | 38,250 | #25 (1910) | #34 |
| 1920s | 62,676 | #30 (1928) | #33 |
| 1930s | 71,470 | #23 (1936) | #27 |
| 1940s | 72,015 | #28 (1940) | #37 |
| 1950s | 62,620 | #54 (1950) | #61 |
| 1960s | 53,386 | #57 (1960) | #69 |
| 1970s | 24,949 | #90 (1970) | #113 |
| 1980s | 16,508 | #140 (1980) | #168 |
| 1990s | 11,907 | #210 (1990) | #250 |
| 2000s | 8,212 | #302 (2001) | #360 |
| 2010s | 4,549 | #453 (2010) | #589 |
| 2020s | 1,667 | #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 1968
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 20,505 of them was named Joe, which outranked 85.1% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,210Nedra81
- #1,210Tambra81
- #1,210Wendie81
- #1,223Joe80
- #1,223Becki80
- #1,223Bonny80
- #1,223Griselda80
- #1,231Alexa79
- #1,231Eric79
- #1,231Ester79
Tied with 7 names at #1,223; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 493 of them was named Joe, which outranked 98.2% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.