Joanne

#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1935 · 4,565 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
31 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
211,970
since 1888

Joanne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #44, 1935girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,60766—
2024#2,58568—
2023#2,51770—
2022#2,29581—
2021#2,51070—
2020#2,41672—
2019#1,96199—
2018#2,11390—
2017#1,863109—
2016#2,06895—
2015#2,01298—
2014#1,794114—
2013#2,03295—
2012#1,929102—
2011#2,07393—
2010#1,942103—
2009#1,901110—
2008#1,717129—
2007#1,537149—
2006#1,546141—
2005#1,437148—
2004#1,213184—
2003#1,203177—
2002#1,179174—
2001#1,122188—
2000#943226—
1999#979211—
1998#892236—
1997#834248—
1996#786264#9,0155
1995#743274—
1994#729286—
1993#658338—
1992#671328—
1991#581397—
1990#562418#8,1175
1989#508461—
1988#510431—
1987#467466—
1986#468459#5,3327
1985#420525#5,1477
1984#415511#4,5528
1983#389565—
1982#368632—
1981#344678—
1980#344702—
1979#316757—
1978#314732—
1977#271917#5,8455
1976#249945—
1975#2171,137#4,7976
1974#2021,254#4,1907
1973#1971,299—
1972#2071,347#4,4416
1971#1881,655—
1970#1701,954#3,07110
1969#1562,080#3,0629
1968#1532,133#2,57611
1967#1472,340#2,7609
1966#1322,727#2,7849
1965#1213,148#2,47611
1964#1153,575#3,2827
1963#1143,858#3,6466
1962#1144,011#2,36412
1961#1024,616—
1960#994,875#2,8719
1959#925,347#2,66310
1958#805,928#2,64210
1957#945,110#2,27413
1956#994,671#3,2167
1955#884,987#2,30212
1954#785,435—
1953#715,890#3,7985
1952#785,351#2,8758
1951#735,358—
1950#675,491#3,3296
1949#615,746#2,6069
1948#655,499#2,21812
1947#566,062#2,35611
1946#575,506#3,5255
1945#534,618#1,69716
1944#554,529#2,19511
1943#495,270#2,27711
1942#485,342#1,53721
1941#544,665#2,6568
1940#544,418#1,68017
1939#534,225#1,53219
1938#574,250#2,08412
1937#514,333#1,44422
1936#484,305#1,63917
1935#444,565#1,65618
1934#454,543#1,60819
1933#563,719#1,82915
1932#623,730#2,19112
1931#683,757#2,32811
1930#813,154#2,60910
1929#1012,497—
1928#1421,649#3,0768
1927#1811,159—
1926#205944—
1925#262636—
1924#306475—
1923#359342—
1922#422248—
1921#452233—
1920#470208—
1919#581144—
1918#537171—
1917#637114—
1916#623118—
1915#72484—
1914#77755—
1913#72152—
1912#84635—
1911#87524—
1910#81228—
1909#1,01516—
1908#91219—
1907#87119—
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1905#1,01114—
1904#1,3648—
1903#1,2049—
1902#1,3208—
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1895#1,5925—
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1893#1,2776—
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five girls were named Joanne! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1892, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Joanne is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #66 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 229 girlsAKMaine: #55 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 195 girlsMEVermont: #39 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 144 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #34 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 134 girlsNHWashington: #79 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 342 girlsWAIdaho: #148 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 630 girlsIDMontana: #151 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 641 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #107 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 459 girlsNDMinnesota: #50 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 220 girlsMNIllinois: #76 for girls · 274 births · 1 in 343 girlsILWisconsin: #58 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 255 girlsWIMichigan: #74 for girls · 251 births · 1 in 322 girlsMINew York: #28 for girls · 1,066 births · 1 in 145 girlsNYMassachusetts: #27 for girls · 509 births · 1 in 95 girlsMARhode Island: #33 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 122 girlsRIOregon: #92 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 377 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: #106 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 366 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #101 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 412 girlsSDIowa: #96 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 437 girlsIAIndiana: #168 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsINOhio: #83 for girls · 248 births · 1 in 383 girlsOHPennsylvania: #35 for girls · 636 births · 1 in 175 girlsPANew Jersey: #26 for girls · 367 births · 1 in 132 girlsNJConnecticut: #36 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 161 girlsCTCalifornia: #100 for girls · 315 births · 1 in 417 girlsCAUtah: #185 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 871 girlsUTColorado: #106 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 478 girlsCONebraska: #106 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 516 girlsNEMissouri: #163 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsMOKentucky: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,368 girlsKYWest Virginia: #214 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsWVVirginia: #114 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 595 girlsVAMaryland: #66 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 280 girlsMDDelaware: #31 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 124 girlsDEArizona: #109 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 435 girlsAZNew Mexico: #166 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 714 girlsNMKansas: #169 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,084 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedARTennessee: #298 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,645 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #201 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #181 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 887 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #46 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 201 girlsDCOklahoma: #327 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,685 girlsOKLouisiana: #290 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsLAMississippi: #453 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,698 girlsMSAlabama: #235 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,601 girlsALGeorgia: #212 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsGAHawaii: #34 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 163 girlsHITexas: #300 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsTXFlorida: #130 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 654 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#26 · 1 in 132
  2. Massachusetts#27 · 1 in 95
  3. New York#28 · 1 in 145
  4. Delaware#31 · 1 in 124
  5. Rhode Island#33 · 1 in 122

Best ever in a state: #12 in Oregon, 1934.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#263671 in 132
Massachusetts#275091 in 95
New York#281,0661 in 145
Delaware#31281 in 124
Rhode Island#33671 in 122
Hawaii#34361 in 163
New Hampshire#34371 in 134
Pennsylvania#356361 in 175
Connecticut#361261 in 161
Vermont#39251 in 144
District of Columbia#46651 in 201
Minnesota#501601 in 220
Maine#55461 in 195
Wisconsin#581571 in 255
Alaska#6681 in 229
Maryland#66931 in 280
Michigan#742511 in 322
Illinois#762741 in 343
Washington#79801 in 342
Ohio#832481 in 383
Oregon#92441 in 377
Iowa#96651 in 437
California#1003151 in 417
South Dakota#101181 in 412
Colorado#106341 in 478
Nebraska#106281 in 516
Wyoming#10681 in 366
North Dakota#107151 in 459
Arizona#109241 in 435
Virginia#114651 in 595
Florida#130501 in 654
Idaho#148101 in 630
Montana#151101 in 641
Missouri#163391 in 1,060
New Mexico#166141 in 714
Indiana#168421 in 1,109
Kansas#169191 in 1,084
South Carolina#181331 in 887
Utah#185111 in 871
North Carolina#201411 in 1,246
Georgia#212361 in 1,223
West Virginia#214151 in 1,481
Alabama#235231 in 1,601
Louisiana#290191 in 1,870
Tennessee#298141 in 2,645
Texas#300521 in 2,049
Oklahoma#32781 in 2,685
Kentucky#334101 in 3,368
Mississippi#45361 in 4,698
Arkansas———
Nevada———

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.

See more about Joanne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#2,585 → #2,607)
  • 191 spots since 2020 (#2,416 → #2,607)
  • 595 spots since 2015 (#2,012 → #2,607)
  • Biggest jump: 203 spots in 1910 (#1,015 → #812)
  • Biggest drop: 179 spots in 2001 (#943 → #1,122)
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1935 at #44 (4,565 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 33 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1930–1960
  • Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1910–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 230
  • Highest: 1 in 230 girls born in 1935 were named Joanne (0.44%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 25.3% of all girls named Joanne (53,568) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,276 (1888)#1,276
1890s11#1,277 (1893)#1,435
1900s93#871 (1907)#1,100
1910s825#537 (1918)#713
1920s8,391#101 (1929)#290
1930s40,581#44 (1935)#57
1940s51,655#48 (1942)#55
1950s53,568#67 (1950)#82
1960s33,363#99 (1960)#125
1970s11,997#170 (1970)#233
1980s5,430#344 (1980)#423
1990s3,000#562 (1990)#744
2000s1,626#943 (2000)#1,380
2010s998#1,794 (2014)#1,979
2020s427#2,295 (2022)#2,488

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.

Joanne in 1952

girls
#78
5,351 births · 1 in 347 girls
boys
#2,875
8 births · 1 in 242,954 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #78Joanne5,351

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #2,875Joanne8
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 347 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 98.8% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joanne
  1. #75Marsha5,583
  2. #76Vickie5,482
  3. #77Darlene5,427
  4. #78Joanne5,351
  5. #79Anne5,257
  6. #80Marcia5,210
  7. #81Sally5,037
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 242,954 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 32.5% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joanne
  1. #2,680Wright9
  2. #2,680York9
  3. #2,680Zollie9
  4. #2,875Joanne8
  5. #2,875Able8
  6. #2,875Alvia8
  7. #2,875Alyn8
  8. #3,095Abelino7
  9. #3,095Aden7
  10. #3,095Adolf7

Tied with 219 names at #2,875; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952 →