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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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
1906
1905#1,01114
1904#1,3648
1903#1,2049
1902#1,3208
1901
1900
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895#1,5925
1894
1893#1,2776
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888#1,2765
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMEVermont: #67 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 259 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #103 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 454 girlsNHWashington: #357 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsWAIdaho: #259 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsIDMontana: #174 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 722 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #268 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsMNIllinois: #232 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsWIMichigan: #299 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsMINew York: #108 for girls · 203 births · 1 in 502 girlsNYMassachusetts: #152 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 774 girlsMARhode Island: #169 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 883 girlsRIOregon: #321 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedSDIowa: #342 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,706 girlsIAIndiana: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsINOhio: #309 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsOHPennsylvania: #173 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 935 girlsPANew Jersey: #127 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 602 girlsNJConnecticut: #154 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 750 girlsCTCalifornia: #282 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedUTColorado: #388 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #306 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsMOKentucky: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,917 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #345 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsVAMaryland: #202 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #411 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNMKansas: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,705 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedARTennessee: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,674 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #355 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,362 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedALGeorgia: #757 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,568 girlsGAHawaii: #106 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 389 girlsHITexas: #445 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsTXFlorida: #343 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#67 · 1 in 259
  2. New Hampshire#103 · 1 in 454
  3. Hawaii#106 · 1 in 389
  4. New York#108 · 1 in 502
  5. New Jersey#127 · 1 in 602

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#6791 in 259
New Hampshire#103101 in 454
Hawaii#106121 in 389
New York#1082031 in 502
New Jersey#127611 in 602
Massachusetts#152381 in 774
Connecticut#154191 in 750
Rhode Island#16951 in 883
Pennsylvania#173711 in 935
Montana#17461 in 722
Maryland#202181 in 1,025
Illinois#232541 in 1,339
Idaho#25951 in 1,255
Minnesota#268131 in 1,991
California#2821001 in 1,496
Michigan#299281 in 2,040
Missouri#306161 in 1,936
Ohio#309321 in 2,192
Oregon#32181 in 1,841
Wisconsin#324111 in 2,635
Iowa#34271 in 2,706
Florida#343221 in 1,964
Virginia#345121 in 2,350
North Carolina#355141 in 2,362
Washington#357101 in 2,277
South Carolina#36781 in 2,192
Indiana#375121 in 2,936
Colorado#38871 in 2,438
Kansas#39951 in 2,705
Arizona#41171 in 2,279
Texas#445361 in 2,791
Kentucky#52451 in 4,917
Tennessee#53961 in 4,674
Georgia#75751 in 6,568
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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.

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 1977

girls
#271
917 births · 1 in 1,672 girls
boys
#5,845
5 births · 1 in 328,644 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #271Joanne917

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #5,845Joanne5
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,672 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 97.6% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joanne
  1. #268Latisha936
  2. #269Dorothy933
  3. #270Stefanie928
  4. #271Joanne917
  5. #272Priscilla913
  6. #273Trina865
  7. #274Elaine864
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. 1,746Shawnte#2,486#740
  2. 1,077Jacklyn#2,060#983
  3. 775Talia#1,482#707
  4. 605Haley#1,047#442
  5. 576Raven#1,154#578
Fallers
  1. 1,033Liberty#543#1,576
  2. 464Luciana#545#1,009
  3. 441Danyel#999#1,440
  4. 428Chaka#897#1,325
  5. 322Catina#861#1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 328,644 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 14.8% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joanne
  1. #5,123Zed6
  2. #5,123Zeferino6
  3. #5,123Zerick6
  4. #5,845Joanne5
  5. #5,845Aashish5
  6. #5,845Abby5
  7. #5,845Abdual5

Tied with 1,016 names at #5,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. 5,102Lavar#5,587#485
  2. 4,753Kinte#5,587#834
  3. 969Jedidiah#1,873#904
  4. 811Conor#1,748#937
  5. 704Amin#1,608#904
Fallers
  1. 427Jerimy#963#1,390
  2. 322Demetrios#990#1,312
  3. 246Nakia#790#1,036
  4. 244Baron#977#1,221
  5. 235Hakim#878#1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977