Joan
#1,085 for girls in 2025, 222 births · #984 for boys in 2025, 232 births
Given to girls 98.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1932 · 21,044 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 41 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 481,238since 1880
Joan over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #1,085 | 222 | #984 | 232 |
| 2024 | #1,240 | 188 | #1,013 | 220 |
| 2023 | #1,361 | 165 | #1,079 | 200 |
| 2022 | #1,412 | 161 | #1,084 | 201 |
| 2021 | #1,384 | 158 | #1,112 | 185 |
| 2020 | #1,545 | 137 | #1,134 | 172 |
| 2019 | #1,585 | 134 | #1,171 | 165 |
| 2018 | #1,741 | 118 | #1,101 | 178 |
| 2017 | #1,677 | 128 | #1,116 | 172 |
| 2016 | #1,841 | 112 | #1,049 | 188 |
| 2015 | #1,996 | 99 | #1,124 | 170 |
| 2014 | #2,412 | 75 | #1,218 | 150 |
| 2013 | #2,484 | 72 | #1,100 | 168 |
| 2012 | #2,356 | 79 | #1,258 | 140 |
| 2011 | #2,763 | 63 | #1,212 | 144 |
| 2010 | #2,841 | 61 | #1,195 | 150 |
| 2009 | #2,614 | 70 | #1,059 | 178 |
| 2008 | #2,690 | 68 | #1,081 | 173 |
| 2007 | #2,710 | 67 | #912 | 217 |
| 2006 | #2,353 | 80 | #985 | 188 |
| 2005 | #1,849 | 105 | #995 | 173 |
| 2004 | #1,972 | 94 | #1,016 | 161 |
| 2003 | #1,802 | 104 | #1,103 | 139 |
| 2002 | #1,654 | 111 | #781 | 221 |
| 2001 | #1,356 | 141 | #863 | 186 |
| 2000 | #1,217 | 163 | #911 | 170 |
| 1999 | #1,408 | 125 | #1,311 | 92 |
| 1998 | #1,355 | 129 | #1,301 | 91 |
| 1997 | #1,240 | 144 | #1,116 | 113 |
| 1996 | #1,279 | 135 | #1,517 | 66 |
| 1995 | #1,100 | 161 | #2,026 | 41 |
| 1994 | #1,061 | 171 | #1,927 | 43 |
| 1993 | #902 | 214 | #1,824 | 46 |
| 1992 | #800 | 252 | #1,884 | 43 |
| 1991 | #800 | 256 | #1,983 | 38 |
| 1990 | #761 | 271 | #1,730 | 46 |
| 1989 | #707 | 280 | #1,993 | 36 |
| 1988 | #685 | 280 | #1,815 | 37 |
| 1987 | #664 | 281 | #1,896 | 33 |
| 1986 | #647 | 284 | #2,161 | 26 |
| 1985 | #601 | 316 | #2,293 | 23 |
| 1984 | #565 | 327 | #2,529 | 19 |
| 1983 | #540 | 347 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #539 | 360 | #2,207 | 23 |
| 1981 | #499 | 403 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1980 | #490 | 422 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #502 | 401 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #471 | 419 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1977 | #456 | 433 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | #433 | 462 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #378 | 550 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #371 | 577 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #367 | 579 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1972 | #322 | 729 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #280 | 1,022 | #2,279 | 17 |
| 1970 | #240 | 1,308 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #200 | 1,566 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #182 | 1,783 | #1,428 | 30 |
| 1967 | #149 | 2,305 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #133 | 2,721 | #1,891 | 17 |
| 1965 | #116 | 3,279 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1964 | #99 | 4,149 | #1,435 | 30 |
| 1963 | #95 | 4,562 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1962 | #94 | 4,879 | #1,713 | 22 |
| 1961 | #89 | 5,551 | #1,823 | 20 |
| 1960 | #80 | 5,881 | #1,523 | 28 |
| 1959 | #76 | 6,337 | #1,387 | 32 |
| 1958 | #68 | 6,785 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #60 | 7,584 | #1,411 | 31 |
| 1956 | #52 | 8,080 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #46 | 8,557 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #40 | 9,521 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1953 | #37 | 9,774 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1952 | #37 | 10,278 | #1,517 | 25 |
| 1951 | #39 | 9,403 | #1,598 | 22 |
| 1950 | #40 | 8,860 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #36 | 9,206 | #1,128 | 39 |
| 1948 | #37 | 9,275 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #30 | 11,277 | #1,449 | 26 |
| 1946 | #28 | 11,218 | #1,299 | 29 |
| 1945 | #25 | 10,394 | #1,349 | 24 |
| 1944 | #22 | 11,920 | #870 | 53 |
| 1943 | #21 | 13,232 | #917 | 53 |
| 1942 | #18 | 14,514 | #786 | 67 |
| 1941 | #17 | 13,380 | #713 | 75 |
| 1940 | #14 | 13,292 | #782 | 63 |
| 1939 | #11 | 14,143 | #745 | 65 |
| 1938 | #10 | 14,303 | #724 | 71 |
| 1937 | #9 | 15,301 | #619 | 88 |
| 1936 | #7 | 17,072 | #653 | 80 |
| 1935 | #7 | 18,220 | #618 | 90 |
| 1934 | #7 | 19,465 | #655 | 85 |
| 1933 | #5 | 19,294 | #762 | 64 |
| 1932 | #5 | 21,044 | #644 | 88 |
| 1931 | #5 | 19,119 | #664 | 81 |
| 1930 | #8 | 15,478 | #777 | 68 |
| 1929 | #13 | 11,666 | #900 | 55 |
| 1928 | #27 | 7,854 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1927 | #41 | 6,032 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1926 | #51 | 4,995 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1925 | #66 | 4,030 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1924 | #95 | 3,023 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #117 | 2,304 | #1,874 | 18 |
| 1922 | #127 | 2,010 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #142 | 1,790 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #143 | 1,647 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #174 | 1,247 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #160 | 1,384 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #182 | 1,048 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #211 | 823 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #210 | 784 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #217 | 578 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #238 | 411 | — | |
| 1912 | #250 | 317 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #254 | 233 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #277 | 196 | — | |
| 1909 | #302 | 142 | — | |
| 1908 | #353 | 104 | — | |
| 1907 | #335 | 109 | — | |
| 1906 | #342 | 94 | — | |
| 1905 | #332 | 104 | — | |
| 1904 | #385 | 73 | — | |
| 1903 | #400 | 63 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #387 | 65 | — | |
| 1901 | #414 | 52 | — | |
| 1900 | #440 | 57 | — | |
| 1899 | #578 | 28 | — | |
| 1898 | #486 | 40 | — | |
| 1897 | #509 | 33 | — | |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 | — | |
| 1895 | #565 | 28 | — | |
| 1894 | #643 | 21 | — | |
| 1893 | #614 | 22 | — | |
| 1892 | #479 | 32 | — | |
| 1891 | #727 | 14 | — | |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 | — | |
| 1889 | #555 | 21 | — | |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | — | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Joan was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Joan is popular in 1922
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#63 · 1 in 263
- Indiana#63 · 1 in 289
- Maine#71 · 1 in 254
- Ohio#74 · 1 in 310
- Oregon#79 · 1 in 293
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Jersey, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #63 | 91 | 1 in 289 |
| New York | #63 | 376 | 1 in 263 |
| Maine | #71 | 27 | 1 in 254 |
| Ohio | #74 | 176 | 1 in 310 |
| Oregon | #79 | 20 | 1 in 293 |
| Wisconsin | #86 | 81 | 1 in 304 |
| Nebraska | #88 | 35 | 1 in 354 |
| Michigan | #91 | 103 | 1 in 359 |
| Iowa | #95 | 55 | 1 in 398 |
| Illinois | #97 | 143 | 1 in 408 |
| California | #98 | 74 | 1 in 418 |
| Connecticut | #98 | 31 | 1 in 414 |
| Massachusetts | #98 | 79 | 1 in 449 |
| Wyoming | #99 | 5 | 1 in 338 |
| Washington | #104 | 23 | 1 in 428 |
| District of Columbia | #105 | 7 | 1 in 495 |
| Minnesota | #106 | 51 | 1 in 454 |
| New Jersey | #111 | 65 | 1 in 476 |
| Colorado | #113 | 19 | 1 in 482 |
| Pennsylvania | #113 | 168 | 1 in 568 |
| Kansas | #116 | 33 | 1 in 495 |
| Vermont | #117 | 6 | 1 in 447 |
| Montana | #121 | 9 | 1 in 504 |
| South Dakota | #125 | 13 | 1 in 501 |
| Oklahoma | #127 | 47 | 1 in 533 |
| New Hampshire | #130 | 6 | 1 in 577 |
| Rhode Island | #134 | 9 | 1 in 637 |
| West Virginia | #146 | 26 | 1 in 763 |
| North Dakota | #147 | 10 | 1 in 682 |
| Idaho | #156 | 6 | 1 in 655 |
| Missouri | #170 | 34 | 1 in 899 |
| Maryland | #175 | 12 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Kentucky | #220 | 23 | 1 in 1,306 |
| Florida | #231 | 9 | 1 in 1,294 |
| North Carolina | #280 | 17 | 1 in 2,272 |
| Tennessee | #288 | 13 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Virginia | #297 | 10 | 1 in 2,885 |
| Georgia | #311 | 14 | 1 in 2,669 |
| Louisiana | #343 | 10 | 1 in 2,368 |
| Texas | #351 | 29 | 1 in 2,033 |
| Arkansas | #371 | 8 | 1 in 2,585 |
| Alabama | #375 | 9 | 1 in 3,483 |
| South Carolina | #421 | 5 | 1 in 4,964 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
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 Joan
- 155 spots since 2024 (#1,240 → #1,085)
- 460 spots since 2020 (#1,545 → #1,085)
- 911 spots since 2015 (#1,996 → #1,085)
- Biggest jump: 248 spots in 1892 (#727 → #479)
- Biggest drop: 257 spots in 1883 (#560 → #817)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1932 at #5 (21,044 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: 9 yrs · run 1930–1938
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1924–1964
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
- Highest: 1 in 51 girls born in 1932 were named Joan (2.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,240 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 36.0% of all girls named Joan (173,439) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 | #492 (1880) | #638 |
| 1890s | 267 | #479 (1892) | #576 |
| 1900s | 863 | #302 (1909) | #369 |
| 1910s | 7,021 | #160 (1918) | #217 |
| 1920s | 45,351 | #13 (1929) | #82 |
| 1930s | 173,439 | #5 (1932) | #7 |
| 1940s | 117,708 | #14 (1940) | #25 |
| 1950s | 85,179 | #37 (1952) | #50 |
| 1960s | 36,676 | #80 (1960) | #124 |
| 1970s | 6,480 | #240 (1970) | #382 |
| 1980s | 3,300 | #490 (1980) | #594 |
| 1990s | 1,858 | #761 (1990) | #1,071 |
| 2000s | 1,003 | #1,217 (2000) | #2,022 |
| 2010s | 941 | #1,585 (2019) | #2,170 |
| 2020s | 1,031 | #1,085 (2025) | #1,338 |
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.
Joan in 1922
Top girls' names in 1922
Top boys' names in 1922
More about 1922
girls
1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 598 of them was named Joan, which outranked 97.8% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 68,010 of them was named Joan, which outranked 58.9% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,952Wendall17
- #1,952Willy17
- #1,952Zygmund17
- #2,040Joan16
- #2,040Achille16
- #2,040Afton16
- #2,040Alban16
- #2,143Abie15
- #2,143Adelard15
- #2,143Aden15
Tied with 102 names at #2,040; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.