Jo is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1954 and has since faded.
Jo is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,028 among girls (36) and #9,273 among boys (8) — overall #6,152 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | #4,028 | #9,273 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | #4,247 | #7,485 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | #3,400 | #8,555 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | #4,075 | — |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | #3,641 | — |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | #4,048 | #9,098 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | #4,209 | — |
| 2018 | 46 | 46 | #3,758 | #11,421 |
| 2017 | 49 | 49 | #3,808 | #8,472 |
| 2016 | 41 | 41 | #4,298 | #10,177 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #5,043 | — |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #6,842 | #11,374 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #7,950 | — |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | #6,987 | #7,275 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #8,395 | #11,496 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #15,876 | #10,174 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #7,185 | — |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | #7,557 | #10,420 |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 | #7,234 | #6,846 |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #5,453 | #10,084 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #6,975 | — |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #6,616 | #7,842 |
| 2003 | 40 | 40 | #4,467 | #6,470 |
| 2002 | 41 | 41 | #4,329 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | #4,372 | #7,896 |
| 2000 | 38 | 38 | #4,870 | #5,166 |
| 1999 | 55 | 55 | #2,956 | #6,256 |
| 1998 | 60 | 60 | #2,630 | #7,174 |
| 1997 | 63 | — | #2,317 | #9,972 |
| 1996 | 52 | — | #2,775 | #6,783 |
| 1995 | 64 | — | #2,293 | #8,282 |
| 1994 | 69 | — | #2,132 | #9,502 |
| 1993 | 69 | — | #2,201 | #5,968 |
| 1992 | 81 | — | #1,972 | #5,046 |
| 1991 | 82 | — | #1,922 | #5,724 |
| 1990 | 91 | — | #1,725 | #7,579 |
| 1989 | 102 | — | #1,577 | #4,151 |
| 1988 | 116 | — | #1,306 | #7,846 |
| 1987 | 150 | — | #1,130 | #2,886 |
| 1986 | 116 | — | #1,251 | #5,612 |
| 1985 | 192 | — | #926 | #2,463 |
| 1984 | 224 | — | #769 | #3,183 |
| 1983 | 227 | — | #771 | #2,450 |
| 1982 | 286 | — | #665 | #2,553 |
| 1981 | 359 | — | #547 | #2,535 |
| 1980 | 366 | — | #540 | #2,786 |
| 1979 | 324 | — | #589 | #2,636 |
| 1978 | 344 | — | #549 | #2,245 |
| 1977 | 383 | — | #509 | #2,510 |
| 1976 | 430 | — | #461 | #3,010 |
| 1975 | 533 | — | #392 | #2,990 |
| 1974 | 597 | — | #366 | #3,435 |
| 1973 | 681 | — | #332 | #2,446 |
| 1972 | 741 | — | #325 | #2,117 |
| 1971 | 931 | — | #302 | #2,011 |
| 1970 | 1,130 | — | #272 | #1,676 |
| 1969 | 1,185 | — | #251 | #1,836 |
| 1968 | 1,334 | — | #226 | #2,990 |
| 1967 | 1,422 | — | #214 | #2,293 |
| 1966 | 1,606 | — | #200 | #2,003 |
| 1965 | 1,864 | — | #183 | #2,414 |
| 1964 | 2,075 | — | #184 | #1,677 |
| 1963 | 2,211 | — | #177 | #1,770 |
| 1962 | 2,478 | — | #167 | #1,462 |
| 1961 | 2,817 | — | #152 | #1,762 |
| 1960 | 3,411 | — | #134 | #1,246 |
| 1959 | 4,079 | — | #115 | #1,542 |
| 1958 | 5,246 | — | #91 | #1,803 |
| 1957 | 5,754 | — | #83 | #1,306 |
| 1956 | 6,983 | — | #69 | #1,429 |
| 1955 | 7,689 | — | #58 | #1,326 |
| 1954 | 8,077 | — | #53 | #1,543 |
| 1953 | 7,537 | — | #54 | #1,567 |
| 1952 | 7,126 | — | #55 | #1,281 |
| 1951 | 6,025 | — | #67 | #1,540 |
| 1950 | 5,707 | — | #64 | #1,303 |
| 1949 | 5,832 | — | #60 | #1,332 |
| 1948 | 6,020 | — | #56 | #1,240 |
| 1947 | 6,754 | — | #51 | #1,349 |
| 1946 | 5,846 | — | #53 | #1,719 |
| 1945 | 4,256 | — | #60 | #1,173 |
| 1944 | 4,247 | — | #61 | #1,507 |
| 1943 | 4,331 | — | #63 | #1,249 |
| 1942 | 4,197 | — | #65 | #1,513 |
| 1941 | 3,789 | — | #66 | #1,177 |
| 1940 | 3,450 | — | #72 | #1,419 |
| 1939 | 3,545 | — | #70 | #1,476 |
| 1938 | 3,200 | — | #78 | #1,261 |
| 1937 | 3,255 | — | #73 | #1,250 |
| 1936 | 3,314 | — | #72 | #1,438 |
| 1935 | 3,330 | — | #73 | #1,132 |
| 1934 | 3,289 | — | #75 | #1,183 |
| 1933 | 2,566 | — | #90 | #1,346 |
| 1932 | 2,406 | — | #103 | #1,752 |
| 1931 | 2,120 | — | #116 | #1,182 |
| 1930 | 1,906 | — | #131 | #1,206 |
| 1929 | 1,620 | — | #140 | #1,398 |
| 1928 | 1,189 | — | #179 | #1,673 |
| 1927 | 991 | — | #203 | #1,989 |
| 1926 | 827 | — | #222 | #2,492 |
| 1925 | 649 | — | #264 | #2,261 |
| 1924 | 547 | — | #285 | #2,409 |
| 1923 | 399 | — | #334 | #2,280 |
| 1922 | 315 | — | #376 | #2,411 |
| 1921 | 268 | — | #417 | #3,105 |
| 1920 | 256 | — | #444 | #1,528 |
| 1919 | 238 | — | #437 | #2,588 |
| 1918 | 214 | — | #479 | #2,115 |
| 1917 | 152 | — | #563 | #3,393 |
| 1916 | 163 | — | #539 | #2,468 |
| 1915 | 138 | — | #571 | #2,538 |
| 1914 | 108 | — | #550 | #3,504 |
| 1913 | 98 | — | #538 | #2,018 |
| 1912 | 68 | — | #593 | — |
| 1911 | 47 | — | #680 | #1,638 |
| 1910 | 40 | — | #676 | — |
| 1909 | 41 | — | #610 | — |
| 1908 | 46 | — | #548 | — |
| 1907 | 33 | — | #660 | — |
| 1906 | 34 | — | #619 | — |
| 1905 | 34 | — | #606 | — |
| 1904 | 26 | — | #692 | — |
| 1903 | 29 | — | #617 | — |
| 1902 | 25 | — | #678 | — |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #754 | — |
| 1900 | 24 | — | #753 | — |
| 1899 | 17 | — | #801 | — |
| 1898 | 17 | — | #830 | — |
| 1897 | 16 | — | #811 | — |
| 1896 | 20 | — | #715 | — |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #1,017 | — |
| 1894 | 15 | — | #802 | — |
| 1893 | 9 | — | #1,048 | — |
| 1892 | 13 | — | #846 | — |
| 1891 | 15 | — | #710 | — |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #1,146 | — |
| 1889 | 11 | — | #824 | — |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #1,084 | — |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,222 | — |
| 1886 | 14 | — | #621 | — |
| 1885 | 11 | — | #676 | — |
| 1884 | 7 | — | #888 | — |
| 1883 | 9 | — | #669 | — |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #881 | — |