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Jo is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 180,866 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 179,020 as girls and 1,846 as boys. Jo gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly. It is the #430 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 44
2023 56
2022 36
2021 42
2020 43
2019 34
2018 46
2017 49
2016 41
2015 27
2014 24
2013 15
2012 29
2011 20
2010 13
2009 18
2008 24
2007 30
2006 32
2005 17
2004 27
2003 40
2002 41
2001 36
2000 38
1999 55
1998 60
1997 63
1996 52
1995 64
1994 69
1993 69
1992 81
1991 82
1990 91
1989 102
1988 116
1987 150
1986 116
1985 192
1984 224
1983 227
1982 286
1981 359
1980 366
1979 324
1978 344
1977 383
1976 430
1975 533
1974 597
1973 681
1972 741
1971 931
1970 1,130
1969 1,185
1968 1,334
1967 1,422
1966 1,607
1965 1,863
1964 2,075
1963 2,210
1962 2,478
1961 2,816
1960 3,411
1959 4,081
1958 5,246
1957 5,753
1956 6,984
1955 7,689
1954 8,077
1953 7,537
1952 7,126
1951 6,025
1950 5,707
1949 5,832
1948 6,020
1947 6,754
1946 5,846
1945 4,256
1944 4,247
1943 4,331
1942 4,197
1941 3,789
1940 3,450
1939 3,545
1938 3,200
1937 3,255
1936 3,314
1935 3,330
1934 3,289
1933 2,566
1932 2,406
1931 2,120
1930 1,906
1929 1,620
1928 1,189
1927 991
1926 827
1925 649
1924 547
1923 399
1922 315
1921 268
1920 256
1919 238
1918 214
1917 152
1916 163
1915 138
1914 108
1913 98
1912 68
1911 47
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
1881 5