Joe

Meaning: God will add
Origin: Variant of Joseph (from Hebrew)

Nicknames: Joey

Boy's name · #994 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Joe is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #20. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 453,000 boys since 1880, ranked #994 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Joe is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Joe ranks in other countries and regions.

#153 in Ireland (2025) · #191 in N. Ireland (2025) · #278 in Netherlands (2025) · #472 in Ecuador (2025) · #691 in England & Wales (2025) · #708 in Scotland (2025) · #1,719 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,590 in France (2025) · #906 in Canada (2024).

Famous Joes

Joe Biden — American politician (born 1942)
Joe Cocker — British singer (1944–2014)
Joe Frazier — American boxer (1944–2011)
Joe Pesci — American actor (born 1943)
Joe Louis — American boxer (1914–1981)

In stories & tradition

Joe Swanson — Family Guy (TV series)
Joe Chill — Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV series)
Joe Kido — Digimon Adventure (anime series)

What Joes become

Among 7,464 notable people named Joe:

Sports figures appear 2.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joe Frazier, American boxer (1944–2011).

Spellings & nicknames

About 260 boys a year are given Joey as their full name.

Similar names: Joey · Dan · Josh · Noe · Judson · Jon

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