Joan
#1,085 for girls in 2025, 222 births · #984 for boys in 2025, 232 births
Given to girls 98.4% of the time
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- 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
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 | #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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1938
- 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
- New Jersey#4 · 1 in 28
- New York#4 · 1 in 34
- Rhode Island#5 · 1 in 30
- Connecticut#5 · 1 in 32
- Massachusetts#5 · 1 in 33
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Jersey, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #4 | 881 | 1 in 28 |
| New York | #4 | 2,505 | 1 in 34 |
| Connecticut | #5 | 308 | 1 in 32 |
| District of Columbia | #5 | 138 | 1 in 36 |
| Maine | #5 | 149 | 1 in 42 |
| Massachusetts | #5 | 848 | 1 in 33 |
| New Hampshire | #5 | 75 | 1 in 41 |
| Pennsylvania | #5 | 1,706 | 1 in 44 |
| Rhode Island | #5 | 142 | 1 in 30 |
| Michigan | #7 | 780 | 1 in 54 |
| Vermont | #7 | 56 | 1 in 42 |
| California | #8 | 651 | 1 in 68 |
| Maryland | #8 | 257 | 1 in 48 |
| Utah | #8 | 81 | 1 in 59 |
| Delaware | #9 | 33 | 1 in 46 |
| Illinois | #9 | 926 | 1 in 60 |
| Minnesota | #9 | 356 | 1 in 59 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | 476 | 1 in 50 |
| Nevada | #11 | 12 | 1 in 34 |
| Wyoming | #12 | 31 | 1 in 51 |
| Oregon | #14 | 105 | 1 in 60 |
| South Dakota | #14 | 68 | 1 in 67 |
| Washington | #14 | 165 | 1 in 66 |
| Missouri | #15 | 312 | 1 in 86 |
| Montana | #15 | 52 | 1 in 75 |
| Ohio | #15 | 669 | 1 in 76 |
| Nebraska | #17 | 127 | 1 in 71 |
| Colorado | #18 | 90 | 1 in 99 |
| Idaho | #21 | 44 | 1 in 95 |
| Iowa | #21 | 217 | 1 in 87 |
| Indiana | #24 | 255 | 1 in 102 |
| Florida | #25 | 101 | 1 in 134 |
| Virginia | #25 | 177 | 1 in 135 |
| Kansas | #28 | 100 | 1 in 123 |
| North Dakota | #28 | 51 | 1 in 103 |
| Arizona | #38 | 25 | 1 in 188 |
| Kentucky | #39 | 151 | 1 in 187 |
| Hawaii | #41 | 22 | 1 in 138 |
| Louisiana | #42 | 115 | 1 in 193 |
| Oklahoma | #46 | 95 | 1 in 214 |
| Georgia | #47 | 135 | 1 in 228 |
| West Virginia | #48 | 88 | 1 in 216 |
| North Carolina | #51 | 157 | 1 in 235 |
| South Carolina | #61 | 81 | 1 in 253 |
| Tennessee | #61 | 96 | 1 in 283 |
| New Mexico | #64 | 24 | 1 in 231 |
| Texas | #68 | 167 | 1 in 346 |
| Alabama | #80 | 94 | 1 in 312 |
| Arkansas | #89 | 49 | 1 in 382 |
| Mississippi | #99 | 59 | 1 in 382 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1932 at #5 (21,044 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: 9 yrs · run 1930–1938
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1924–1964
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 51
- Highest: 1 in 51 girls born in 1932 were named Joan (2.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,240 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 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 1938
girls
#10
14,303 births · 1 in 77 girls
boys
#724
71 births · 1 in 15,622 boys
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 77 of them was named Joan, which outranked 99.8% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Joan
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 15,622 of them was named Joan, which outranked 82.1% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).