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 [ 1 syll. joe, jo-e ] The boy name Joe is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is JHOW KEY. Joe is largely used in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Joe is an English and French short form of the name Joseph (English, French, and German). Joe is also an English short form of the name Joel (English and German). Jo (Dutch, English, and Japanese short form) is a variant of Joe. See also the related forms, Bobbie Joe and Joey (English). Joe is a classic favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. Its usage peaked in 1936 with 0.754% of baby boys being given the name Joe. Its ranking then was #23. The baby name has since experienced a substantial loss in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.033% and its ranking #411, but it was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after Joseph (English, French, and German) and Joel (English and German), among all boy names in its group. In 2008, its use outnumbered Joe's by 23 times. Joe has predominantly been a boy name in the past century. In 1960, 54 times as many boys than girls were given the name Joe. Baby names that sound like Joe include Jo (English, Dutch, German, and Japanese), Jace (English), Jack (English and Dutch), Jae (English and Indian), Jai (Indian), Jake (English), Jay (English), Jaye (English and Indian), Jeks (Latvian), Jelle (Dutch), Jess (English), Jey (English), Jeye (English), Ji (Chinese), Jie (Chinese), Joash (English), Jock (Scottish and English), Joos (Dutch), Josh (English), and Joze (Slavic). Details of famous persons named Joe: KEY: Pronunciation for Joe: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
