What origin is the name Jo?

Jo comes from english naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Jo a popular name?

Jo is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Jo does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Jo?

Names from the same english tradition pair naturally with Jo — for example Mason, Jackson, Carter. You can browse more on our english names page.

Jo

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Jo

Jo

Unisex

english

1 syllable

Jo is an english unisex name meaning "Abbreviation of names like joanna and josephine. also used as a prefix in compound names like jobeth and jolisa; diminutive of josephine: may jehovah add. addition (to the family). also can be a diminutive of joanne: god is gracious. french form of joanna (from the latin, johanna) and the feminine form of john; nicknam".

With english roots, Jo is a unisex name that means "Abbreviation of names like joanna and josephine. also used as a prefix in compound names like jobeth and jolisa; diminutive of josephine: may jehovah add. addition (to the family). also can be a diminutive of joanne: god is gracious. french form of joanna (from the latin, johanna) and the feminine form of john; nicknam". At just 2 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 1 syllable.

Origin: english
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Abbreviation of names like joanna and josephine. also used as a prefix in compound names like jobeth and jolisa; diminutive of josephine: may jehovah add. addition (to the family). also can be a diminutive of joanne: god is gracious. french form of joanna (from the latin, johanna) and the feminine form of john; nicknam

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Jo

Very rare in US records

What does Jo mean?

Jo is a unisex name of english origin meaning "Abbreviation of names like joanna and josephine. also used as a prefix in compound names like jobeth and jolisa; diminutive of josephine: may jehovah add. addition (to the family). also can be a diminutive of joanne: god is gracious. french form of joanna (from the latin, johanna) and the feminine form of john; nicknam".

Is Jo a rare name?

Yes. Jo does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Jo

Mason Jackson Carter Wyatt Tyler Grayson

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Names with a similar meaning to Jo

Jo means "Abbreviation of names like joanna and josephine. also used as a prefix in compound names like jobeth and jolisa; diminutive of josephine: may jehovah add. addition (to the family). also can be a diminutive of joanne: god is gracious. french form of joanna (from the latin, johanna) and the feminine form of john; nicknam" — these names share that spirit.