Joanna
#306 for girls in 2025, 997 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #12,108
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 3,332 births
- Debut · girls
- 26 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 111,761since 1880
Joanna over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #306 | 997 | — | |
| 2024 | #329 | 945 | — | |
| 2023 | #339 | 918 | — | |
| 2022 | #321 | 1,002 | — | |
| 2021 | #290 | 1,101 | — | |
| 2020 | #256 | 1,176 | — | |
| 2019 | #254 | 1,281 | — | |
| 2018 | #213 | 1,454 | — | |
| 2017 | #234 | 1,352 | — | |
| 2016 | #247 | 1,274 | — | |
| 2015 | #305 | 1,065 | — | |
| 2014 | #324 | 1,022 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #342 | 945 | — | |
| 2012 | #323 | 974 | — | |
| 2011 | #323 | 976 | — | |
| 2010 | #305 | 1,066 | — | |
| 2009 | #301 | 1,106 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #283 | 1,194 | — | |
| 2007 | #252 | 1,392 | — | |
| 2006 | #256 | 1,289 | — | |
| 2005 | #284 | 1,167 | — | |
| 2004 | #251 | 1,280 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #251 | 1,303 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #239 | 1,335 | — | |
| 2001 | #206 | 1,555 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #238 | 1,349 | — | |
| 1999 | #237 | 1,327 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #240 | 1,281 | — | |
| 1997 | #208 | 1,409 | — | |
| 1996 | #209 | 1,405 | — | |
| 1995 | #185 | 1,597 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #183 | 1,624 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #177 | 1,638 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #167 | 1,825 | #4,114 | 14 |
| 1991 | #152 | 1,951 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #138 | 2,230 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #142 | 2,116 | #3,446 | 16 |
| 1988 | #131 | 2,206 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #133 | 2,056 | #2,641 | 20 |
| 1986 | #126 | 2,227 | #2,601 | 20 |
| 1985 | #99 | 2,772 | #2,293 | 23 |
| 1984 | #88 | 3,332 | #2,364 | 21 |
| 1983 | #139 | 2,120 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #161 | 1,834 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #154 | 1,828 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #163 | 1,725 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #193 | 1,388 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #190 | 1,349 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #173 | 1,565 | — | |
| 1976 | #152 | 1,718 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #158 | 1,699 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #155 | 1,772 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #166 | 1,664 | — | |
| 1972 | #198 | 1,423 | — | |
| 1971 | #222 | 1,372 | — | |
| 1970 | #236 | 1,331 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #244 | 1,217 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #261 | 1,036 | — | |
| 1967 | #292 | 859 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #284 | 890 | — | |
| 1965 | #293 | 910 | — | |
| 1964 | #315 | 877 | — | |
| 1963 | #313 | 888 | — | |
| 1962 | #324 | 834 | — | |
| 1961 | #321 | 865 | — | |
| 1960 | #329 | 820 | — | |
| 1959 | #348 | 755 | — | |
| 1958 | #358 | 665 | — | |
| 1957 | #375 | 582 | — | |
| 1956 | #413 | 482 | — | |
| 1955 | #414 | 455 | — | |
| 1954 | #400 | 471 | — | |
| 1953 | #430 | 411 | — | |
| 1952 | #423 | 407 | — | |
| 1951 | #388 | 445 | — | |
| 1950 | #362 | 478 | — | |
| 1949 | #366 | 463 | — | |
| 1948 | #342 | 515 | — | |
| 1947 | #356 | 509 | — | |
| 1946 | #332 | 498 | — | |
| 1945 | #333 | 426 | — | |
| 1944 | #317 | 453 | — | |
| 1943 | #307 | 514 | — | |
| 1942 | #308 | 502 | — | |
| 1941 | #321 | 417 | — | |
| 1940 | #314 | 412 | — | |
| 1939 | #313 | 390 | — | |
| 1938 | #304 | 427 | — | |
| 1937 | #297 | 438 | — | |
| 1936 | #324 | 361 | — | |
| 1935 | #293 | 424 | — | |
| 1934 | #281 | 480 | — | |
| 1933 | #327 | 367 | — | |
| 1932 | #345 | 337 | — | |
| 1931 | #350 | 331 | — | |
| 1930 | #351 | 359 | — | |
| 1929 | #401 | 273 | — | |
| 1928 | #397 | 285 | — | |
| 1927 | #449 | 239 | — | |
| 1926 | #406 | 281 | — | |
| 1925 | #452 | 236 | — | |
| 1924 | #483 | 208 | — | |
| 1923 | #491 | 199 | — | |
| 1922 | #513 | 185 | — | |
| 1921 | #566 | 160 | — | |
| 1920 | #553 | 167 | — | |
| 1919 | #532 | 165 | — | |
| 1918 | #510 | 180 | — | |
| 1917 | #507 | 170 | — | |
| 1916 | #499 | 168 | — | |
| 1915 | #513 | 147 | — | |
| 1914 | #642 | 81 | — | |
| 1913 | #525 | 94 | — | |
| 1912 | #563 | 73 | — | |
| 1911 | #548 | 59 | — | |
| 1910 | #593 | 49 | — | |
| 1909 | #552 | 48 | — | |
| 1908 | #493 | 54 | — | |
| 1907 | #666 | 32 | — | |
| 1906 | #555 | 40 | — | |
| 1905 | #536 | 41 | — | |
| 1904 | #545 | 37 | — | |
| 1903 | #478 | 45 | — | |
| 1902 | #648 | 26 | — | |
| 1901 | #547 | 31 | — | |
| 1900 | #567 | 37 | — | |
| 1899 | #461 | 40 | — | |
| 1898 | #475 | 42 | — | |
| 1897 | #414 | 50 | — | |
| 1896 | #478 | 37 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #418 | 44 | — | |
| 1893 | #439 | 36 | — | |
| 1892 | #409 | 42 | — | |
| 1891 | #413 | 36 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #475 | 27 | — | |
| 1888 | #403 | 37 | — | |
| 1887 | #378 | 32 | — | |
| 1886 | #360 | 35 | — | |
| 1885 | #321 | 40 | — | |
| 1884 | #409 | 24 | — | |
| 1883 | #306 | 33 | — | |
| 1882 | #475 | 15 | — | |
| 1881 | #360 | 21 | — | |
| 1880 | #309 | 26 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Joanna was already there! It came in at #309, and was given to 26 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 22 girls a year got the name.
Where Joanna is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#152 · 1 in 1,278
- Maryland#163 · 1 in 929
- Pennsylvania#213 · 1 in 1,630
- New York#216 · 1 in 1,725
- Indiana#236 · 1 in 2,238
Best ever in a state: #57 in New Mexico, 1984.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #152 | 23 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Maryland | #163 | 14 | 1 in 929 |
| Pennsylvania | #213 | 46 | 1 in 1,630 |
| New York | #216 | 52 | 1 in 1,725 |
| Indiana | #236 | 12 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Washington | #247 | 6 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Ohio | #263 | 19 | 1 in 2,774 |
| Missouri | #278 | 12 | 1 in 2,331 |
| New Jersey | #281 | 8 | 1 in 3,230 |
| California | #286 | 24 | 1 in 2,080 |
| Kentucky | #292 | 13 | 1 in 2,204 |
| Michigan | #295 | 13 | 1 in 3,364 |
| Illinois | #300 | 18 | 1 in 3,126 |
| Iowa | #335 | 5 | 1 in 3,944 |
| Oklahoma | #336 | 8 | 1 in 2,520 |
| Louisiana | #339 | 10 | 1 in 2,340 |
| West Virginia | #340 | 6 | 1 in 3,156 |
| Wisconsin | #340 | 5 | 1 in 4,837 |
| Mississippi | #342 | 8 | 1 in 2,827 |
| Minnesota | #359 | 5 | 1 in 4,540 |
| Texas | #397 | 21 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Virginia | #398 | 5 | 1 in 4,945 |
| Tennessee | #412 | 6 | 1 in 4,695 |
| Georgia | #425 | 7 | 1 in 4,536 |
| North Carolina | #435 | 7 | 1 in 5,380 |
| Alabama | #493 | 5 | 1 in 5,907 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 23 spots since 2024 (#329 → #306)
- 50 spots since 2020 (#256 → #306)
- 1 spot since 2015 (#305 → #306)
- Biggest jump: 173 spots in 1908 (#666 → #493)
- Biggest drop: 129 spots in 1895 (#418 → #547)
Rise & fade · girls
104 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1984 at #88 (3,332 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1984–1985
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 505
- Highest: 1 in 505 girls born in 1984 were named Joanna (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,612 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 19.9% of all girls named Joanna (22,216) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 290 | #306 (1883) | #380 |
| 1890s | 389 | #409 (1892) | #450 |
| 1900s | 391 | #478 (1903) | #559 |
| 1910s | 1,186 | #499 (1916) | #543 |
| 1920s | 2,233 | #397 (1928) | #471 |
| 1930s | 3,914 | #281 (1934) | #319 |
| 1940s | 4,709 | #307 (1943) | #330 |
| 1950s | 5,151 | #348 (1959) | #391 |
| 1960s | 9,196 | #244 (1969) | #298 |
| 1970s | 15,281 | #152 (1976) | #184 |
| 1980s | 22,216 | #88 (1984) | #134 |
| 1990s | 16,287 | #138 (1990) | #190 |
| 2000s | 12,970 | #206 (2001) | #256 |
| 2010s | 11,409 | #213 (2018) | #287 |
| 2020s | 6,139 | #256 (2020) | #307 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Joanna in 1940
girls
#314
412 births · 1 in 2,776 girls
Top girls' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,776 of them was named Joanna, which outranked 93.8% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.