NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Jo Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Jo: every year it appeared on the national list since 1881, with 179,057 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
179,057
Peak year
1954 #53
Years on the list
144
10-year trend
+6.6%

In the 1950s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1881–2025

YearBirthsRank
201114#8395
201218#6987
201315#7950
201418#6842
201527#5043
201634#4298
201740#3808
201840#3758
201934#4209
202035#4048
202142#3641
202236#4075
202347#3400
202434#4247
202536#4028

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1954

NY
919
TX
518
PA
478
IL
423
CA
422
OH
384

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