—2024 rank
1954peak year
178,986babies named Jo since 1880
▼ 3%5-year trend
Jo popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Jo mean?
A short form of Joanne or Josephine, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious', and Yosef, 'he will add'. Popularized as a standalone name by Jo March in Little Women.
OriginHebrew
Syllables1
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Jo
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Spellings & variants
JoanneJosephine
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