Joe

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A few things about Joe you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Joe

Joe Frazier

American boxer (1944–2011)

Choose Joe and your child shares a first name with Joe Frazier, an American boxer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Joe, like who?” Joe Frazier's Wikipedia article is available in 72 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Bill Apter or David Lee Waite, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,424 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Joe, 230 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Joe would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJoe has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Joes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #20. Today it's #991, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJoe was 3.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,135 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 7,424.
• 🍂TrendJoe has slipped 263 places over the last five years and now sits at #991. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJoe is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #539, followed by Minnesota (#718) and Louisiana (#775). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.
• 💬MeaningJoe is an English form of Joseph, which means “God will add”.

About the name Joe

Joe is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “God will add”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-joe”. US birth records list Joe for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #20 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #991, with 230 babies.

Origin:Latin names