Joe Name Popularity

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How popular is Joe?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Joe, ranked the 695th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Joe has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 20, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1936 with 8,020 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Joe in any given year was 345 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Joe occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1904-1918, 1932-1936, and 1954-1957, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1967, 1969-1974, 1980-1983, 1990-1995, and 2014-2017.

The popularity trend for Joe has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Joe has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Joe?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Joe still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Joe has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Joe (Girl)		Joe (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	345	695
2017		< 5	--	363	685
2016		< 5	--	431	620
2015		< 5	--	457	598
2014		< 5	--	488	570
2013		< 5	--	474	555
2012		< 5	--	494	529
2011		< 5	--	534	490
2010		< 5	--	592	451
2009		< 5	--	605	453
2008		< 5	--	723	410
2007		5	18,892	732	402
2006		< 5	--	809	370
2005		< 5	--	796	370
2004		< 5	--	819	347
2003		< 5	--	898	327
2002		< 5	--	917	311
2001		6	14,318	960	302
2000		< 5	--	918	315
1999		< 5	--	969	296
1998		5	15,200	1,009	285
1997		6	12,792	1,013	276
1996		11	7,822	1,056	266
1995		10	8,358	1,077	260
1994		6	12,470	1,204	243
1993		7	11,083	1,254	231
1992		10	8,350	1,393	220
1991		10	8,238	1,464	213
1990		11	7,534	1,459	210
1989		17	5,145	1,492	195
1988		20	4,381	1,472	187
1987		20	4,180	1,488	184
1986		23	3,687	1,537	173
1985		24	3,560	1,591	170
1984		22	3,653	1,592	167
1983		20	3,864	1,615	163
1982		19	4,081	1,873	149
1981		34	2,678	1,860	149
1980		20	3,900	1,990	140
1979		28	3,019	1,967	136
1978		39	2,328	2,037	128
1977		43	2,171	2,122	128
1976		34	2,404	2,170	118
1975		39	2,179	2,238	116
1974		48	1,827	2,346	113
1973		45	1,863	2,521	105
1972		54	1,658	2,824	100
1971		56	1,649	3,152	101
1970		68	1,482	3,569	90
1969		69	1,390	3,621	83
1968		80	1,228	3,526	85
1967		63	1,386	3,718	85
1966		92	1,099	4,332	74
1965		77	1,234	4,837	71
1964		90	1,164	5,818	62
1963		94	1,131	6,382	58
1962		102	1,070	6,781	60
1961		108	1,056	7,060	60
1960		129	942	7,310	57
1959		153	828	7,387	57
1958		160	795	7,065	56
1957		172	762	6,762	57
1956		196	686	6,129	62
1955		183	694	5,857	68
1954		215	620	5,868	67
1953		191	648	5,800	66
1952		174	672	5,891	63
1951		196	613	5,827	57
1950		204	591	6,035	54
1949		217	569	6,530	52
1948		203	586	7,289	47
1947		227	566	7,902	43
1946		220	532	7,535	37
1945		193	527	6,627	36
1944		202	508	7,059	33
1943		229	489	7,308	35
1942		237	478	7,383	33
1941		226	461	7,152	30
1940		217	454	7,222	28
1939		249	428	7,189	27
1938		239	433	7,436	28
1937		226	434	7,744	25
1936		244	412	8,020	23
1935		224	429	7,555	25
1934		265	399	7,086	26
1933		249	406	6,409	27
1932		244	421	6,698	29
1931		228	430	6,444	29
1930		249	418	6,877	27
1929		218	447	6,595	30
1928		212	472	6,682	30
1927		231	459	6,540	30
1926		212	476	6,336	33
1925		158	571	6,107	34
1924		151	610	6,044	35
1923		143	614	6,004	35
1922		149	590	6,091	35
1921		137	631	6,203	36
1920		134	618	6,071	35
1919		130	615	5,709	35
1918		114	668	5,804	34
1917		97	700	5,143	35
1916		101	679	4,911	35
1915		114	612	4,648	38
1914		77	664	3,712	34
1913		62	662	2,806	37
1912		65	610	2,515	36
1911		45	645	1,449	29
1910		42	658	1,553	25
1909		43	588	1,292	23
1908		32	685	1,209	24
1907		30	696	1,177	23
1906		42	546	1,020	25
1905		28	675	1,024	23
1904		17	895	959	23
1903		25	672	895	24
1902		30	608	955	23
1901		13	940	756	27
1900		33	617	1,179	22
1899		18	775	780	24
1898		20	760	827	29
1897		24	634	798	26
1896		12	975	767	27
1895		27	583	763	28
1894		23	618	741	28
1893		24	588	721	28
1892		11	935	819	23
1891		21	580	584	29
1890		20	589	682	28
1889		18	611	708	25
1888		24	519	789	23
1887		10	765	685	21
1886		15	590	759	21
1885		12	642	681	25
1884		12	626	759	22
1883		16	490	607	26
1882		15	482	739	23
1881		10	559	639	23
1880		5	879	731	20

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.