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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #130 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 778 boysWAIdaho: #87 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 343 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #157 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,339 boysMNIllinois: #122 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 719 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,321 boysWIMichigan: #140 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 883 boysMINew York: #239 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,875 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,139 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedRIOregon: #114 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 660 boysORNevada: #83 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 378 boysNVWyoming: #94 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 362 boysWYSouth Dakota: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 741 boysSDIowa: #173 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,474 boysIAIndiana: #117 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 706 boysINOhio: #142 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,017 boysOHPennsylvania: #244 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,827 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,530 boysNJConnecticut: #216 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,982 boysCTCalifornia: #85 for boys · 351 births · 1 in 428 boysCAUtah: #139 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 808 boysUTColorado: #87 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 453 boysCONebraska: #98 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 540 boysNEMissouri: #130 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 799 boysMOKentucky: #107 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 617 boysKYWest Virginia: #139 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 987 boysWVVirginia: #175 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,151 boysVAMaryland: #220 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,966 boysMDDelaware: #110 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 613 boysDEArizona: #62 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 265 boysAZNew Mexico: #38 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 163 boysNMKansas: #90 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 422 boysKSArkansas: #64 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 272 boysARTennessee: #68 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 312 boysTNNorth Carolina: #116 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 621 boysNCSouth Carolina: #93 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 463 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #176 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,038 boysDCOklahoma: #72 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 310 boysOKLouisiana: #137 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 651 boysLAMississippi: #66 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 289 boysMSAlabama: #92 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 419 boysALGeorgia: #111 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 526 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedHITexas: #24 for boys · 771 births · 1 in 138 boysTXFlorida: #120 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 601 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#24 · 1 in 138
  2. New Mexico#38 · 1 in 163
  3. Arizona#62 · 1 in 265
  4. Arkansas#64 · 1 in 272
  5. Mississippi#66 · 1 in 289

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#247711 in 138
New Mexico#38541 in 163
Arizona#62641 in 265
Arkansas#64551 in 272
Mississippi#66691 in 289
Tennessee#681031 in 312
Oklahoma#72611 in 310
Nevada#8391 in 378
California#853511 in 428
Colorado#87401 in 453
Idaho#87171 in 343
Kansas#90341 in 422
Alabama#92661 in 419
South Carolina#93471 in 463
Wyoming#9461 in 362
Nebraska#98201 in 540
Kentucky#107431 in 617
Delaware#11061 in 613
Georgia#111771 in 526
Oregon#114221 in 660
North Carolina#116671 in 621
Indiana#117591 in 706
Florida#120841 in 601
Illinois#1221151 in 719
Missouri#130441 in 799
Washington#130281 in 778
South Dakota#13661 in 741
Louisiana#137481 in 651
Utah#139151 in 808
West Virginia#139141 in 987
Michigan#140781 in 883
Ohio#142801 in 1,017
Minnesota#157201 in 1,339
Wisconsin#159231 in 1,321
Iowa#173131 in 1,474
Virginia#175291 in 1,151
District of Columbia#17691 in 1,038
New Jersey#202301 in 1,530
Connecticut#21691 in 1,982
Maryland#220121 in 1,966
New York#239651 in 1,875
Massachusetts#240121 in 3,139
Pennsylvania#244281 in 2,827
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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 1972

girls
#1,655
54 births · 1 in 28,171 girls
boys
#100
2,825 births · 1 in 574 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #1,655Joe54

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #100Joe2,825
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 28,171 of them was named Joe, which outranked 82.9% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #1,627Sherice55
  2. #1,627Tamu55
  3. #1,627Theodora55
  4. #1,655Joe54
  5. #1,655Catrice54
  6. #1,655Celestine54
  7. #1,655Darleen54
  8. #1,674Addie53
  9. #1,674Aleshia53
  10. #1,674Annabelle53

Tied with 18 names at #1,655; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 574 of them was named Joe, which outranked 98.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #97Jimmy2,932
  2. #98Walter2,918
  3. #99Nicholas2,843
  4. #100Joe2,825
  5. #101Lawrence2,823
  6. #102Gerald2,816
  7. #103Wayne2,792
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →