NameTides

Joe

Joe was the #991 boys' name in the US in 2025 (230 babies), and #687 in England & Wales and #1,207 in Canada.

Joe as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Joe as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Joe as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#991 (230)#687 (52)#647 (4)#185 (11)#152 (34)#1,207 (20)
2024#882 (272)#785 (43)#404 (8)#202 (10)#158 (32)#842 (30)
2023#909 (256)#587 (63)#304 (12)#139 (17)#198 (25)#1,150 (19)
2022#895 (262)#548 (70)#342 (10)#264 (7)#149 (40)#1,415 (14)
2021#794 (310)#465 (88)#401 (8)#143 (17)#135 (47)#1,277 (16)
2020#728 (337)#374 (116)#249 (16)#159 (14)#125 (48)#1,382 (14)
2019#707 (350)#374 (116)#355 (9)#138 (18)#129 (47)#744 (33)
2018#696 (347)#316 (151)#225 (20)#161 (15)#138 (44)#1,133 (18)
2017#684 (365)#294 (169)#219 (22)#88 (34)#127 (49)#830 (29)
2016#619 (434)#256 (205)#165 (35)#166 (15)#117 (58)#911 (25)
2015#597 (460)#206 (281)#231 (20)#93 (33)#149 (42)#791 (30)
2014#567 (490)#195 (291)#196 (28)#135 (21)#136 (47)#771 (31)
2013#555 (476)#194 (285)#137 (42)#111 (27)#143 (44)#920 (24)
2012#526 (499)#147 (399)#181 (32)#138 (20)#179 (37)#796 (29)
2011#490 (536)#140 (443)#164 (36)#155 (17)#147 (48)#792 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1907 at #23.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 750common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 700common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Joe is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,600 to 1 in 8,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Joe by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #999MINew York: #914NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #845CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #919GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #539TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Joe (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6236
Ontario2024#1,5176

Joe (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JoeCanadaGirls—too few
JoeCanadaBoys#1,20720
JoeEngland & WalesBoys#68752
JoeIrelandBoys#15234
JoeNorthern IrelandBoys#18511
JoeScotlandBoys#6474
JoeUSGirls—too few
JoeUSBoys#991230