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 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#55 · 1 in 250
- New Mexico#78 · 1 in 363
- Arkansas#113 · 1 in 565
- Arizona#115 · 1 in 601
- Oklahoma#119 · 1 in 638
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #55 | 589 | 1 in 250 |
| New Mexico | #78 | 32 | 1 in 363 |
| Arkansas | #113 | 27 | 1 in 565 |
| Arizona | #115 | 44 | 1 in 601 |
| Oklahoma | #119 | 37 | 1 in 638 |
| Alabama | #138 | 35 | 1 in 730 |
| Mississippi | #140 | 25 | 1 in 695 |
| Tennessee | #140 | 37 | 1 in 871 |
| California | #158 | 276 | 1 in 809 |
| North Carolina | #170 | 34 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Kansas | #171 | 14 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Kentucky | #179 | 16 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Colorado | #180 | 20 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Florida | #187 | 61 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Idaho | #193 | 6 | 1 in 1,205 |
| Washington | #200 | 19 | 1 in 1,658 |
| Georgia | #203 | 34 | 1 in 1,270 |
| South Carolina | #213 | 15 | 1 in 1,424 |
| West Virginia | #213 | 5 | 1 in 2,316 |
| Wisconsin | #238 | 12 | 1 in 2,845 |
| Indiana | #239 | 15 | 1 in 2,512 |
| Missouri | #242 | 16 | 1 in 2,306 |
| Virginia | #260 | 16 | 1 in 2,363 |
| Louisiana | #261 | 22 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Connecticut | #269 | 7 | 1 in 2,849 |
| Michigan | #280 | 22 | 1 in 2,961 |
| Massachusetts | #284 | 10 | 1 in 3,920 |
| Illinois | #300 | 31 | 1 in 2,654 |
| Minnesota | #337 | 6 | 1 in 5,272 |
| Utah | #344 | 5 | 1 in 3,404 |
| New York | #350 | 36 | 1 in 3,362 |
| Ohio | #397 | 13 | 1 in 5,930 |
| Pennsylvania | #397 | 12 | 1 in 6,422 |
| New Jersey | #479 | 7 | 1 in 6,651 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 71,701 of them was named Joe, which outranked 71.9% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,419Vy25
- #3,419Wynter25
- #3,419Zaida25
- #3,517Joe24
- #3,517Adriann24
- #3,517Alexi24
- #3,517Amarilis24
- #3,621Aleece23
- #3,621Alexsandra23
- #3,621Alyshia23
Tied with 103 names at #3,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,162 of them was named Joe, which outranked 97.8% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.