Meaning of the nameJoe
Joe is the English short form of Joseph, a name that comes from the Hebrew Yosef and means 'he will add'.
Meaning
“short form of Joseph, 'he will add'”
Source: Wiktionary: Joe · Behind the Name: Joe · Behind the Name: Joseph · Wiktionary: Joseph
- People (2022)
- 1,571
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,066
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,081
- people
Joe in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joe, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (290 people).
80 women 1,491 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Joe is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joe in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 375 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 192 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 133 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 120 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 118 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 83 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 56 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joe
Joe is an English diminutive, used mostly for Joseph and, less often, for Joel, Josiah and Josias. Joseph comes from the Biblical Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף), which Behind the Name explains as 'he will add'; Wiktionary gives '(God) will add'. The Portuguese equivalent of Joseph is José. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,571 people named Joe, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. It is almost always a male name, with records from every decade since before 1940.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Joe · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joe · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joseph · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Joseph · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Joe
What does the name Joe mean?
Joe means “short form of Joseph, 'he will add'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Joe in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,571 people with the first name Joe, which ranks it number 6,066 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joe a boy's or a girl's name?
Joe is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 80 women and 1,491 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Joe?
Joe is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Joe most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Joe (192 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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