How Many People Are Named Jojo?
An estimated 445 people in the United States have the first name Jojo. It is used for both genders, with 56.6% male. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Jojo peaked in popularity in 2016 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jojo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jojo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
445
About 1 in 770,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
56.6% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2016
26 births
Total Registered
463
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jojo
Jojo is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (56.6%) and females (43.4%). Out of 463 total births registered, 262 were male and 201 were female.
Jojo as a male name
Ranked #7,452 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (13 births)
Jojo as a female name
Ranked #12,695 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (18 births)
Jojo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jojo span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 114 babies were registered. While Jojo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jojo by Decade
How has Jojo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jojo by State
Jojo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jojo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jojo
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jojo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jojo?
We estimate approximately 445 people named Jojo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 770,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Jojo a common name?
Jojo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 463 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jojo most popular?
Jojo reached peak popularity in 2016, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jojo is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jojo a male name?
Jojo is predominantly male. 56.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jojo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jojo Smith, Jojo Johnson, Jojo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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