Girls' name · since 1939

Jojean

Jojean has 19 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

19
total births
1939–1962
years on record
1960s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade

19 girls have been named Jojean since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jojean has been recorded 19 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1962.

  • 19 total births
  • 1939–1962 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 68% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jojean's 19 recorded births place it above 35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jojean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jojean's full recorded timeline at 1962, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jojean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1962

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1962)
13
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
468101214 19391962 13

Jojean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1960s was Jojean's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Jojean births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 13 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jojean?
Since 1939, Social Security records show 19 babies named Jojean. The most recent recorded year was 1962. Its busiest year on record was 1962, with 13 births.
When was Jojean most popular?
Jojean was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Jojean been used?
Records for Jojean go back to 1939, giving 24 years of history through 1962.
What names are similar to Jojean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jojo. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jojean: Baby Name Since 1939 - 19 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jojean. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jojean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.