JOE  

Gender: M
Origin: Diminutive of JOSEPH
Meaning: "Jehovah increases"

Popularity in 2008: #411

Still the ultimate good-guy name.

Variations:
Joey, Joley, Jo

Joe is being discussed in our message boards:

• Themed Elimination Game
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Poll: Once a Nickname... Always a Nickname???
• let's talk about Gretchen!
• Nora, Julia, or Anna with long last name?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Joe:

• THE LOST BOYS’ NAMES OF 1880
• FAVORITE NAMES: Why We Love What We Love
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAMES: Early Day, Place, and Word Names
• THE UN-WEIRDLY-NAMED STARBABY BOYS
• MINI-NAMES