US rank #7321 Unisex name Peak 2007 262 births

Jojo — #7321 US boys' name

262 babies named Jojo in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s741980s341990s142000s542010s462020s35
#7321
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jojo was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jojo in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jojo

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Jojo between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jojo currently holds the #7321 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Jojo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 201 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jojo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jojo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jojo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 262 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jojo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

262

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2007

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#7,321

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jojo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
13
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
468101214 20242017200920021986197719721969 5

Jojo popularity over time — girls

201 total births recorded since 1957 (Jojo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 201 births
05101520 202420212018201320081985197119591957 5

Jojo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
74 births that decade — 28% of Jojo's all-time total
1960s51970s741980s341990s142000s542010s462020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jojo?
262 babies have been named Jojo since 1969. It currently ranks #7321 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 13 births.
When was Jojo most popular?
Jojo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Jojo a unisex name?
Yes, Jojo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 262 births, and as a girl's name it has 201 births.
How long has the name Jojo been used?
Jojo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jojo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jojuan, Joji. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.