Jo

Diminutive of Joanna or Josephine, Hebrew

"Jehovah increases"

Jo Origin and Meaning

The name Jo is a girl's name meaning "Jehovah increases".

The name Jo still evokes the spunky image of the character in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Its literary status makes Jo one of the OG boyish nicknames for girls, ala Frankie, Billie, and Stevie. If you like that form, you can lengthen it to Joey.

Jo Rank in US Top 1000

# 913 in the US

Popularity of the name Jo

• 1419 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Jo

• Jo Elizabeth Stafford American singer
• Jo De La Rosa American reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Orange County")
• Joanne "Jo" Frost English nanny and TV personality
• Joanna Mary "Jo" Durie English tennis player
• Joanne "Jo" Coburn English broadcast journalist
• Jo Anne Worley American comedienne
• Jo Anne Barnhart U.S. Commissioner of Social Security
• Jo Anne Knowles, English actress
• Jo Anne Nadler, British political commentator
• Jo Qesem Ayela Aleh New Zealand Olympic sailor
• Joanie "Jo" Madden Irish,American musician of group Cherish The Ladies
• Helen Joanne "Jo" Cox slain British politician
• Josanne "Jo" Potter English football player
• Joelle "Jo" Murray Scottish football player
• Joanne "Jo" Love Scottish football player

The name Jo in Pop Culture

• Josephine "Jo" March character in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
• Josephine "Jo" Wilson character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Jo Harvelle character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Jo Polniaczek character on TV's "The Facts of Life"
• Jo Stockton character in movie "Funny Face"
• Jobeth "Jo" Reynolds character on TV's "Melrose Place"
• Jo character on animated series "Total Drama: Revenge of the Island"
• Jo Danville character on TV's "CSI: NY"
• Jo Keener character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
• Jo Masterson character on TV's "Twisted"
• Josephine Madonna Henrietta "Jo" Stiles character on British soap "Emmerdale"
• Jo Marlowe character on TV's "Law and Order: SVU"
• Dr. Jo Harding lead character in the film "Twister"
• Josephine "Jo" Martinez character on TV's Forever
• "A Girl Named Jo" 2018 drama series
• Jo Chambers main character in "A Girl Named Jo"