Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Joe

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Abbreviation of Joseph.
English

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Joe

Pronunciation

joe

Famous People

Actor Joe Pesci, Boxer Joe Louis, Baseball player Joe DiMaggio, Quarterback Joe Namath

Celebrity Babies

Son of Kevin Costner, Son of Christine Lahti

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1936 (rank #23, 8,022 births); most recent 2025 (rank #991, 230 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1934 (rank #399, 265 births); most recent 2007 (rank #17622, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025230–
2024272–
2023256–
2022262–
2021310–
2020337–
2019350–
2018347–
2017365–
2016434–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #50, 1,567 births); most recent 2025 (rank #688, 52 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202552
202443
202363
202270
202188
2020116
2019116
2018151
2017169
2016205

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #436, 95 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1423, 22 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1643, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2256, 12 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20232212
20222114
20212414
20202711
20191518
20182810
20172516
20162621
2015338
20143712

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #122, 61 births); most recent 2025 (rank #147, 34 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202534
202432
202325
202240
202147
202048
201947
201844
201749
201658

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #81, 74 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20254
20248
202312
202210
20218
202016
20199
201820
201722
201635

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #88, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #185, 11 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202511
202410
202317
20227
202117
202014
201918
201815
201734
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #224, 9 births); most recent 2017 (rank #606, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence