Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Joe

JOH · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Short for Joseph — God will add
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#883
2024 births272
Peak year1936
First appeared1880
Total US births453,008
1936 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Joey
Alternate spellings
Jo
In other languages
José (Spanish)Giuseppe (Italian)

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Notable people named Joe

Joe Biden
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