Joe

Joe

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Joe is a masculine given name, usually a short form of Joseph.

From Wikipedia

Joe first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,567 babies (rank #50 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Joe

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Joe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

18,348

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,567

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,567	#50
1997	1,454	#48
1998	1,211	#58
1999	1,292	#53
2000	1,407	#49
2001	1,279	#51
2002	1,187	#54
2003	1,126	#55
2004	1,132	#56
2005	1,028	#65
2006	844	#78
2007	822	#85
2008	786	#85
2009	713	#92
2010	596	#109
2011	443	#140
2012	399	#147
2013	285	#194
2014	291	#195
2015	281	#206
2016	205	#257

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

1,567

#50

1997

1,454

#48

1998

1,211

#58

1999

1,292

#53

2000

1,407

#49

2001

1,279

#51

2002

1,187

#54

2003

1,126

#55

2004

1,132

#56

2005

1,028

#65

2006

844

#78

2007

822

#85

2008

786

#85

2009

713

#92

2010

596

#109

2011

443

#140

2012

399

#147

2013

285

#194

2014

291

#195

2015

281

#206

2016

205

#257