Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Joe
Endangered
Down 97.1% from peak
Peak era
1936
Peak births
8,023
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Joe
How many people are named Joe?
An estimated 174,076 living Americans are named Joe.
How rare is Joe?
Joe is uncommon among babies today, with 230 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.1% from its 1936 peak.
How old is the typical Joe?
The median age of a living American named Joe is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 72 years old.
Is Joe still popular?
No. Joe is endangered as a baby name, down 97.1% from its 1936 peak with 230 births in 2025.
Where is Joe most common?
Joe has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 7.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19362025
Peak year
1936
Decline from peak
97.1%
2025
230
All-time
453,255
Where it lives now
Joe is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 6.0× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Joe is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.