Baby names
How popular is the name Jo?
In 2025, 36 baby girls in the U.S. were named Jo, the 3975th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1954, when 8,052 girls got the name. 179,057 girls have been named Jo since 1880. It was also given to 8 boys in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#3,975
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
36
girls named Jo
Peak year
1954
8,052 girls
Girls named Jo each year since 1880
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The numbers for Jo (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2017 | 40 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2002 | 29 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 1999 | 45 |
| 1998 | 52 |
| 1997 | 58 |
| 1996 | 44 |
| 1995 | 58 |
| 1994 | 64 |
| 1993 | 60 |
| 1992 | 70 |
| 1991 | 73 |
| 1990 | 85 |
| 1989 | 89 |
| 1988 | 111 |
| 1987 | 132 |
| 1986 | 109 |
| 1985 | 171 |
| 1984 | 210 |
| 1983 | 207 |
| 1982 | 267 |
| 1981 | 340 |
| 1980 | 349 |
| 1979 | 306 |
| 1978 | 323 |
| 1977 | 365 |
| 1976 | 417 |
| 1975 | 520 |
| 1974 | 587 |
| 1973 | 665 |
| 1972 | 722 |
| 1971 | 910 |
| 1970 | 1,103 |
| 1969 | 1,164 |
| 1968 | 1,325 |
| 1967 | 1,409 |
| 1966 | 1,590 |
| 1965 | 1,852 |
| 1964 | 2,052 |
| 1963 | 2,190 |
| 1962 | 2,449 |
| 1961 | 2,795 |
| 1960 | 3,371 |
| 1959 | 4,052 |
| 1958 | 5,226 |
| 1957 | 5,718 |
| 1956 | 6,953 |
| 1955 | 7,656 |
| 1954 | 8,052 |
| 1953 | 7,513 |
| 1952 | 7,092 |
| 1951 | 6,001 |
| 1950 | 5,676 |
| 1949 | 5,802 |
| 1948 | 5,986 |
| 1947 | 6,724 |
| 1946 | 5,828 |
| 1945 | 4,224 |
| 1944 | 4,226 |
| 1943 | 4,300 |
| 1942 | 4,175 |
| 1941 | 3,757 |
| 1940 | 3,427 |
| 1939 | 3,524 |
| 1938 | 3,172 |
| 1937 | 3,226 |
| 1936 | 3,292 |
| 1935 | 3,296 |
| 1934 | 3,257 |
| 1933 | 2,541 |
| 1932 | 2,388 |
| 1931 | 2,086 |
| 1930 | 1,871 |
| 1929 | 1,593 |
| 1928 | 1,168 |
| 1927 | 974 |
| 1926 | 815 |
| 1925 | 635 |
| 1924 | 534 |
| 1923 | 385 |
| 1922 | 302 |
| 1921 | 259 |
| 1920 | 231 |
| 1919 | 227 |
| 1918 | 199 |
| 1917 | 145 |
| 1916 | 152 |
| 1915 | 128 |
| 1914 | 103 |
| 1913 | 89 |
| 1912 | 68 |
| 1911 | 41 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1909 | 41 |
| 1908 | 46 |
| 1907 | 33 |
| 1906 | 34 |
| 1905 | 34 |
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1903 | 29 |
| 1902 | 25 |
| 1901 | 19 |
| 1900 | 24 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1898 | 17 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1896 | 20 |
| 1895 | 11 |
| 1894 | 15 |
| 1893 | 9 |
| 1892 | 13 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1883 | 9 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
Boys named Jo each year since 1880
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The numbers for Jo (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 18 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1983 | 20 |
| 1982 | 19 |
| 1981 | 19 |
| 1980 | 17 |
| 1979 | 18 |
| 1978 | 21 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1976 | 13 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1972 | 19 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1970 | 27 |
| 1969 | 21 |
| 1968 | 9 |
| 1967 | 13 |
| 1966 | 16 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1964 | 23 |
| 1963 | 21 |
| 1962 | 29 |
| 1961 | 22 |
| 1960 | 40 |
| 1959 | 27 |
| 1958 | 20 |
| 1957 | 36 |
| 1956 | 30 |
| 1955 | 33 |
| 1954 | 25 |
| 1953 | 24 |
| 1952 | 34 |
| 1951 | 24 |
| 1950 | 31 |
| 1949 | 30 |
| 1948 | 34 |
| 1947 | 30 |
| 1946 | 18 |
| 1945 | 32 |
| 1944 | 21 |
| 1943 | 31 |
| 1942 | 22 |
| 1941 | 32 |
| 1940 | 23 |
| 1939 | 21 |
| 1938 | 28 |
| 1937 | 29 |
| 1936 | 22 |
| 1935 | 34 |
| 1934 | 32 |
| 1933 | 25 |
| 1932 | 18 |
| 1931 | 34 |
| 1930 | 35 |
| 1929 | 27 |
| 1928 | 21 |
| 1927 | 17 |
| 1926 | 12 |
| 1925 | 14 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1922 | 13 |
| 1921 | 9 |
| 1920 | 25 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1913 | 9 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.