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Jo

girl name · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

diminutive of Joanna/Josephine, God is gracious

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jo peaked in the 1950s.

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