Given name & surname
Jojo
“God shall add”
In French use, Jojo is a diminutive of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Jojo is a diminutive of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Jojo is a diminutive of Joseph. Joseph is the English and French form of the Hebrew name Yosef. In English use, Jojo is a short form of Joanna. An origin associated with Joanna is Greek. In English use, Jojo is a short form of Joanne. An origin associated with Joanne is Old French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Jojo is a diminutive of Joseph. In Cebuano usage, Jojo is a diminutive of Jonathan. In French use, Jojo is a diminutive of Joseph. The shared background comes through Joseph: The English and French name continues the biblical Hebrew form Yosef. The idea of adding is part of the name’s original family context, rather than a later personality interpretation.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In French use, Jojo is a diminutive of Joseph. The history of Joseph gives this family its wider story. In Genesis, Joseph is Jacob’s son who is taken to Egypt and later reconciled with his brothers. In the New Testament, Joseph is also the husband of Mary, giving the name a distinct place in Christian tradition. In English use, Jojo is a short form of Joanna. The history of Joanna gives this family its wider story. Joanna was in use during the Middle Ages.
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Jojo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 476
- 267 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #11,368 for girls · #12,895 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,368 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,695 as a first name in 2020; 275 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jojo’s family of names
In French usage, Jojo is a diminutive of Joseph. In Norman usage, Jojo has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge. In Cebuano usage, Jojo is a diminutive of Jonathan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jojo has relatives in 6 languages.
9 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jojo
- JoJoAmerican singer and actressborn 1990
- Jojo WollacottGhanaian association football playerborn 1996
- Jojo MayerSwiss virtuoso drummerborn 1963
- JoJo StarbuckAmerican figure skaterborn 1951
- Jojo MacariBritish actor and musicianborn 1996
- Jojo Anandborn 1959
- JoJo RomeroAmerican baseball playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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