Joe

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Joe: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Joe: Recorded since 1985, it reached #48 in 1997, and it stood at #152 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
94times a registrar ranked it
41years from first to last
#48highest recorded position
18groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Joe's record

England and Wales registered 1,567 births with the name in 1996, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Moved 191 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#50
1997	#48
1998	#58
1999	#53
2000	#49
2001	#51
2002	#54
2003	#55
2004	#56
2005	#65
2006	#78
2007	#85
2008	#85
2009	#92
2010	#108
2011	#140
2012	#147
2013	#194
2014	#195
2015	#206
2016	#256
2017	#294
2018	#316
2019	#374
2020	#374
2021	#465
2022	#548
2023	#587
2024	#785

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 36 of the 41 years from 1985 to 2025.

In 2024: #158 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #202 among boys in Northern Ireland, #404 among boys in Scotland, #785 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1985–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1985
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #48 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #152 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Joe appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 36 years beginning in 1985, and has registered 1,108 births with the name.

Joe across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Joe's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#304 (1985)	#117 (2016)	#152 (2025)	36 of 41	1,108 (1985–2025)	61 (2008)
England and Wales · Boys	#50 (1996)	#48 (1997)	#785 (2024)	29 of 29	19,164 (1996–2024)	1,567 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#179 (1997)	#88 (2017)	#202 (2024)	28 of 28	454 (1997–2024)	34 (2017)

Joe by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Joe in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980s	3	1 of 10	3
1990s	63	9 of 10	7
2000s	342	10 of 10	34
2010sbusiest	474	10 of 10	47
2020s	226	6 of 10	38

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 47 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Joe appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #48 in England and Wales in 1997.

Joe's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#785	43	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#587	63	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#548	70	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#465	88	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#374	116	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#374	116	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#316	151	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#294	169	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#256	205	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#206	281	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#195	291	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#194	285	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#147	399	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#140	443	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#108	596	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#92	713	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#85	786	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#85	822	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#78	844	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#65	1,028	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#56	1,132	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#55	1,126	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#54	1,187	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#51	1,279	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#49	1,407	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#53	1,292	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#58	1,211	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#48	1,454	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#50	1,567	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#202	10	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#139	17	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#264	7	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#143	17	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#159	14	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#138	18	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#161	15	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#88	34	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#166	15	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#93	33	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#135	21	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#111	27	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#138	20	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#155	17	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#132	22	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#182	13	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#118	25	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#123	23	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#188	10	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#149	14	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#125	19	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#162	11	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#125	18	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#162	10	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#244	4	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#199	7	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#221	5	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#179	8	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#152	34	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	32	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#198	25	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	40	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#135	47	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#125	48	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	47	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#138	44	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	49	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#117	58	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	42	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#136	47	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	44	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	37	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#147	48	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	58	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	51	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#122	61	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	41	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	47	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#134	39	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	21	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#152	26	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#226	11	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	26	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#168	19	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	12	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#224	11	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#276	6	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	7	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#247	6	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#275	5	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	5	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#404	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1985 and 2025, ranked in 36 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #48, first reached in 1997.

It held a top-100 place in 16 years, 14 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 1,567 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 39 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Jody · #67, 45y
Joel · #27, 54y
Joella · #1863, 25y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Milla · #49, 32y
Arran · #51, 40y
Kayleigh · #45, 41y
Rhea · #45, 33y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Kelsey · #48, 37y
Alana · #49, 46y
Alannah · #49, 42y
Linus · #49, 34y

Joe was ranked #48 in England and Wales · Boys in 1997. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Joe and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Joe without appearing here.

Joe moved ahead of

Daithi Compare
In 2017 they stood at #127 and #71 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #138 and #471.
Phillip Compare
In 2000 they stood at #242 and #188 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2001 that had become #143 and #409.
Bradley Compare
In 2023 they stood at #264 and #264 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #202 and #404.
Barry Compare
In 2006 they stood at #188 and #167 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #123 and #276.

Moved ahead of Joe

Andreas Compare
In 2023 they stood at #587 and #679 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #785 and #552.
Jeremy Compare
In 2023 they stood at #587 and #691 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #785 and #592.
Niall Compare
In 2023 they stood at #587 and #625 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #785 and #613.
Tadhg Compare
In 2022 they stood at #548 and #600 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #587 and #419.

Moved the opposite way to Joe

Adrian Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 while Adrian went from #53 to #348.
Alan Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 while Alan went from #12 to #232.
Andrew Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 while Andrew went from #19 to #106.
Anthony Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 while Anthony went from #20 to #135.

Moved the same way as Joe

Arthur Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 and Arthur from #177 to #57.
Cian Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 and Cian from #73 to #33.
Cillian Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 and Cillian from #135 to #9.
Dylan Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Joe went from #304 to #152 and Dylan from #142 to #69.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #48 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Joe

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What stands out in Joe's record

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Joe across 3 official records

Joe by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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