Jo
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Jo
Jo is usually the feminine form of the name, while Joe is the masculine spelling.
Jo for girls#4028 US
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.
Pronounced JO.
As of October 2026, Jo ranked #9273 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1132 in 1935.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #4,296 | 34 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #3,806 | 40 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,758 | 40 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #4,208 | 34 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #4,045 | 35 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,639 | 42 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #4,071 | 36 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,397 | 47 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #4,314 | 33 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #4,028 | 36 |
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U.S. Commissioner of Social Security
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Anne Knowles, English actress
- JoGirl
Anne Nadler, British political commentator
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New Zealand Olympic sailor
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- Helen Joanne "Jo" CoxGirl
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- Joelle "Jo" MurrayGirl
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Jo in pop culture
- Josephine "Jo" MarchGirl
character in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
- Josephine "Jo" WilsonGirl
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Jo HarvelleGirl
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- Jo PolniaczekGirl
character on TV's "The Facts of Life"
- Jo StocktonGirl
character in movie "Funny Face"
- Jobeth "Jo" ReynoldsGirl
character on TV's "Melrose Place"
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character on animated series "Total Drama: Revenge of the Island"
- Jo DanvilleGirl
character on TV's "CSI: NY"
- Jo KeenerGirl
character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
- Jo MastersonGirl
character on TV's "Twisted"
- Josephine Madonna Henrietta "Jo" StilesGirl
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
- Jo MarloweGirl
character on TV's "Law and Order: SVU"
- Dr. Jo HardingGirl
lead character in the film "Twister"
- Josephine "Jo" MartinezGirl
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- Jo ChambersGirl
main character in "A Girl Named Jo"