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Jo Name Popularity

How popular is the name Jo? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 13 0.0037%
1911 — 12 0.0032%
1912 — 31 0.0061%
1913 — 39 0.0069%
1914 — 61 0.0088%
1915 — 76 0.0084%
1916 — 102 0.0106%
1917 — 91 0.0091%
1918 — 156 0.0145%
1919 — 197 0.0188%
1920 — 186 0.0167%
1921 — 214 0.0187%
1922 — 253 0.0227%
1923 — 351 0.0313%
1924 — 512 0.0441%
1925 — 593 0.0525%
1926 — 780 0.0709%
1927 — 949 0.0857%
1928 — 1,140 0.1065%
1929 — 1,576 0.1522%
1930 — 1,844 0.1765%
1931 — 2,072 0.2099%
1932 — 2,379 0.2408%
1933 — 2,530 0.2716%
1934 — 3,244 0.3356%
1935 — 3,283 0.3378%
1936 — 3,273 0.3398%
1937 — 3,207 0.3255%
1938 — 3,156 0.3083%
1939 — 3,505 0.3446%
1940 — 3,408 0.3206%
1941 — 3,744 0.3327%
1942 — 4,163 0.3297%
1943 — 4,289 0.3285%
1944 — 4,214 0.34%
1945 — 4,221 0.3461%
1946 — 5,827 0.3949%
1947 — 6,726 0.4029%
1948 — 5,984 0.3749%
1949 — 5,803 0.3607%
1950 — 5,677 0.3526%
1951 — 5,997 0.3537%
1952 — 7,090 0.4062%
1953 — 7,516 0.4247%
1954 — 8,055 0.4406%
1955 — 7,665 0.4167%
1956 — 6,955 0.3682%
1957 — 5,716 0.297%
1958 — 5,222 0.2763%
1959 — 4,049 0.2131%
1960 — 3,370 0.1779%
1961 — 2,788 0.1477%
1962 — 2,441 0.133%
1963 — 2,183 0.1216%
1964 — 2,041 0.116%
1965 — 1,831 0.112%
1966 — 1,566 0.1003%
1967 — 1,381 0.091%
1968 — 1,298 0.0864%
1969 — 1,139 0.0739%
1970 — 1,067 0.067%
1971 — 877 0.0584%
1972 — 683 0.0501%
1973 — 632 0.0487%
1974 — 554 0.0426%
1975 — 489 0.0381%
1976 — 374 0.029%
1977 — 324 0.024%
1978 — 272 0.0202%
1979 — 267 0.0189%
1980 — 311 0.0213%
1981 — 293 0.0199%
1982 — 208 0.0139%
1983 — 151 0.0102%
1984 — 169 0.0114%
1985 — 95 0.0063%
1986 — 45 0.003%
1987 — 71 0.0047%
1988 — 56 0.0036%
1989 — 43 0.0027%
1990 — 38 0.0023%
1991 — 21 0.0013%
1992 — 34 0.0021%
1993 — 12 0.0008%
1994 — 14 0.0009%
1995 — 29 0.0019%
1996 — 18 0.0012%
1997 — 16 0.0011%
1998 — 24 0.0016%
1999 — 15 0.001%
2000 — 5 0.0003%
2001 — 8 0.0005%
2002 — 0 0%
2003 — 7 0.0005%
2004 — 9 0.0006%
2005 — 0 0%
2006 — 6 0.0004%
2007 — 0 0%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 — 5 0.0003%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 5 0.0004%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 0 0%
2014 — 0 0%
2015 — 7 0.0005%
2016 — 5 0.0003%
2017 — 5 0.0004%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 6 0.0005%
2021 — 5 0.0004%
2022 — 7 0.0005%
2023 — 10 0.0008%

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Names Like Jo

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What names are variants of Jo?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Jo.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jo-Marie

American

Jobelle

American

Jobeth
Jodean

American

Jodelle

French

Joetta

Jehovah is God

French

Joette

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Jolana

Good girl

European

Joleesa

American

Jolene

Pretty

French

Jolinda

American

Jolisa

American

Jolise

American

Jolissa

American

Jolyn

American

Jolynn

American

Jonell

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jonelle

God is gracious

Hebrew

Jonessa

American

Jonetia

American

Joniece

American

Jonique

American

Jonisa

American

Joquise

American

Jorene

American

Josanna

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Josanne

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Jovelle

American

Jozette

English


What names sound like Jo?

If you like how Jo sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jo.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Io

Greek

Joi

Joy

Latin

Joy

Happiness

Latin


What names are similar to Jo?

Find a name that’s like Jo, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Joelle

Jehovah is God

French


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3 Comments

  1. middle name is jo and i think its cute for a little girl even when she gets older despite people thinking its “male-dominated” <3

    -xxalexisjoxx@gmail.com

  2. She loves everything about the moon and she’s very peaceful and she loves dream catchers and feathers old stuff

  3. I’m a fan of uncommon, classic, less feminine names. Her full name is Josephine, Jo for short. She was born in December and I love Little Women, so it suited her all around.


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