unisex name
Jojo
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 551
Jojo is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 44% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1957.
Jojo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 93 |
| 1980s | 47 |
| 1990s | 14 |
| 2000s | 83 |
| 2010s | 114 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 98 |
How popular is Jojo?
In 2025, Jojo was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jojo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jojo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jojo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jojo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jojo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jojo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jojo
How popular is the name Jojo?
In 2025, Jojo was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jojo a girl's or a boy's name?
Jojo is used for both girls and boys. About 44% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Jojo most popular?
Jojo peaked in 2016, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jojo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jojo currently ranks #6,337 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.