as a First Name
Usually a girl's name, a short form of Joanna, Joanne, Jody, or Josephine, sometimes used independently or in combination with other names, for example Nancy Jo and Jo Anne (see Joanne). Occasionally it is a boy's name, a variant spelling of Joe. Famous female bearers include the American female pop singer Jo Stafford (1920–2008) and the British politician Jo Grimond (originally Joseph Grimond, 1913–93).
| 463rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 114,104
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 175,492
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Arkansas
- has the most people named Jo per capita
- 1954
- marked the height of its popularity
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75%
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55+
24%
30-54
30-54
0.50%
13-29
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0.09%
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