Joann
#3,028 for girls in 2025, 54 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 4,149 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 156,892since 1891
Joann 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 | #3,028 | 54 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,047 | 53 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,091 | 53 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #2,364 | 78 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,958 | 56 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,659 | 63 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #2,729 | 62 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #2,404 | 75 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,401 | 75 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,539 | 70 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,169 | 87 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,517 | 71 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,597 | 68 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,006 | 56 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #2,483 | 73 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,493 | 74 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,076 | 98 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,253 | 87 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #2,003 | 102 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,050 | 96 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #1,933 | 99 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #1,667 | 116 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #1,542 | 125 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #1,584 | 117 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #1,427 | 132 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,344 | 140 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #1,341 | 132 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,150 | 164 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #1,091 | 172 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #1,087 | 170 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,007 | 184 | — | |
| 1994 | #941 | 197 | — | |
| 1993 | #881 | 219 | — | |
| 1992 | #865 | 228 | — | |
| 1991 | #745 | 279 | — | |
| 1990 | #683 | 312 | — | |
| 1989 | #658 | 310 | — | |
| 1988 | #602 | 331 | — | |
| 1987 | #563 | 355 | — | |
| 1986 | #552 | 369 | — | |
| 1985 | #507 | 399 | — | |
| 1984 | #464 | 451 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #457 | 448 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #430 | 509 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #426 | 506 | — | |
| 1980 | #385 | 599 | — | |
| 1979 | #357 | 635 | — | |
| 1978 | #364 | 586 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #324 | 726 | — | |
| 1976 | #287 | 801 | — | |
| 1975 | #258 | 938 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #242 | 1,058 | — | |
| 1973 | #244 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1972 | #247 | 1,101 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #220 | 1,380 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #205 | 1,559 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #196 | 1,634 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #190 | 1,676 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #178 | 1,794 | — | |
| 1966 | #164 | 2,117 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #158 | 2,395 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #148 | 2,736 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #151 | 2,652 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #137 | 3,112 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #137 | 3,350 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #131 | 3,409 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #130 | 3,459 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #122 | 3,700 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #137 | 3,057 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #139 | 3,003 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #136 | 2,936 | — | |
| 1954 | #129 | 3,063 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #121 | 3,171 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #116 | 3,266 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #104 | 3,422 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #98 | 3,600 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #101 | 3,523 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #94 | 3,799 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #89 | 4,276 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #90 | 3,945 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #80 | 3,465 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #65 | 3,973 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #60 | 4,464 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #58 | 4,506 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #58 | 4,275 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #63 | 3,789 | #1,471 | 21 |
| 1939 | #57 | 3,994 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #68 | 3,710 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #58 | 3,936 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #55 | 3,886 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #53 | 3,913 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #50 | 4,149 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1933 | #72 | 3,209 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #79 | 3,115 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #90 | 2,655 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #118 | 2,131 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #144 | 1,550 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #201 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1927 | #226 | 784 | — | |
| 1926 | #267 | 622 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #305 | 470 | — | |
| 1924 | #342 | 386 | — | |
| 1923 | #417 | 257 | — | |
| 1922 | #479 | 206 | — | |
| 1921 | #585 | 153 | — | |
| 1920 | #599 | 143 | — | |
| 1919 | #724 | 93 | — | |
| 1918 | #671 | 113 | — | |
| 1917 | #740 | 90 | — | |
| 1916 | #802 | 72 | — | |
| 1915 | #811 | 65 | — | |
| 1914 | #759 | 58 | — | |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,080 | 23 | — | |
| 1911 | #811 | 28 | — | |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,004 | 16 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Joann! It came in at #1,213, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1898, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Joann is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Indiana#125 · 1 in 637
- Iowa#130 · 1 in 641
- Kansas#139 · 1 in 665
- Michigan#141 · 1 in 836
- Washington#142 · 1 in 795
Best ever in a state: #13 in Nevada, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #125 | 41 | 1 in 637 |
| Iowa | #130 | 31 | 1 in 641 |
| Kansas | #139 | 23 | 1 in 665 |
| Michigan | #141 | 49 | 1 in 836 |
| Washington | #142 | 12 | 1 in 795 |
| Ohio | #146 | 64 | 1 in 849 |
| Minnesota | #151 | 23 | 1 in 943 |
| Montana | #153 | 5 | 1 in 755 |
| Nebraska | #160 | 13 | 1 in 870 |
| Illinois | #174 | 51 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Oklahoma | #179 | 30 | 1 in 834 |
| Missouri | #181 | 31 | 1 in 976 |
| Wisconsin | #203 | 14 | 1 in 1,695 |
| West Virginia | #211 | 16 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Pennsylvania | #220 | 44 | 1 in 2,080 |
| Connecticut | #236 | 5 | 1 in 2,434 |
| California | #251 | 20 | 1 in 1,807 |
| Massachusetts | #294 | 8 | 1 in 4,338 |
| Florida | #301 | 8 | 1 in 2,092 |
| Kentucky | #307 | 12 | 1 in 2,376 |
| New York | #336 | 23 | 1 in 4,285 |
| New Jersey | #379 | 5 | 1 in 6,096 |
| Texas | #386 | 25 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Tennessee | #392 | 7 | 1 in 3,879 |
| Louisiana | #410 | 7 | 1 in 3,403 |
| Virginia | #431 | 5 | 1 in 5,208 |
| Arkansas | #479 | 5 | 1 in 4,126 |
| Alabama | #534 | 5 | 1 in 6,504 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Joann
- 19 spots since 2024 (#3,047 → #3,028)
- 369 spots since 2020 (#2,659 → #3,028)
- 859 spots since 2015 (#2,169 → #3,028)
- Biggest jump: 202 spots in 1914 (#961 → #759)
- Biggest drop: 269 spots in 1912 (#811 → #1,080)
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 1934 at #50 (4,149 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 33 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1931–1948
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1913–1994
- Highest: 1 in 252 girls born in 1934 were named Joann (0.40%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,764 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 25.5% of all girls named Joann (40,015) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 22 | #1,213 (1891) | #1,382 |
| 1900s | 102 | #1,004 (1908) | #1,278 |
| 1910s | 593 | #671 (1918) | #833 |
| 1920s | 5,572 | #144 (1929) | #357 |
| 1930s | 34,698 | #50 (1934) | #70 |
| 1940s | 40,015 | #58 (1942) | #76 |
| 1950s | 32,677 | #98 (1950) | #123 |
| 1960s | 24,875 | #131 (1960) | #159 |
| 1970s | 9,824 | #205 (1970) | #275 |
| 1980s | 4,277 | #385 (1980) | #504 |
| 1990s | 2,057 | #683 (1990) | #979 |
| 2000s | 1,112 | #1,344 (2000) | #1,788 |
| 2010s | 711 | #2,169 (2015) | #2,534 |
| 2020s | 357 | #2,364 (2022) | #2,858 |
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.
Joann in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,906 of them was named Joann, which outranked 95.3% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 222,101 of them was named Joann, which outranked 13.1% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 636 names at #4,201; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.