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
- Peak · girls
- 1935 · 4,565 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 211,970since 1888
Joanne 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 | #2,607 | 66 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,585 | 68 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,517 | 70 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,295 | 81 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,510 | 70 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,416 | 72 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,961 | 99 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,113 | 90 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,863 | 109 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,068 | 95 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,012 | 98 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,794 | 114 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,032 | 95 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,929 | 102 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,073 | 93 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,942 | 103 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,901 | 110 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,717 | 129 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,537 | 149 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,546 | 141 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,437 | 148 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,213 | 184 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,203 | 177 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,179 | 174 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,122 | 188 | — | |
| 2000 | #943 | 226 | — | |
| 1999 | #979 | 211 | — | |
| 1998 | #892 | 236 | — | |
| 1997 | #834 | 248 | — | |
| 1996 | #786 | 264 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #743 | 274 | — | |
| 1994 | #729 | 286 | — | |
| 1993 | #658 | 338 | — | |
| 1992 | #671 | 328 | — | |
| 1991 | #581 | 397 | — | |
| 1990 | #562 | 418 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #508 | 461 | — | |
| 1988 | #510 | 431 | — | |
| 1987 | #467 | 466 | — | |
| 1986 | #468 | 459 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #420 | 525 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #415 | 511 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #389 | 565 | — | |
| 1982 | #368 | 632 | — | |
| 1981 | #344 | 678 | — | |
| 1980 | #344 | 702 | — | |
| 1979 | #316 | 757 | — | |
| 1978 | #314 | 732 | — | |
| 1977 | #271 | 917 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #249 | 945 | — | |
| 1975 | #217 | 1,137 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #202 | 1,254 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #197 | 1,299 | — | |
| 1972 | #207 | 1,347 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #188 | 1,655 | — | |
| 1970 | #170 | 1,954 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #156 | 2,080 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #153 | 2,133 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #147 | 2,340 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #132 | 2,727 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #121 | 3,148 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #115 | 3,575 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #114 | 3,858 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #114 | 4,011 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #102 | 4,616 | — | |
| 1960 | #99 | 4,875 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #92 | 5,347 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #80 | 5,928 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | #94 | 5,110 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #99 | 4,671 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #88 | 4,987 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #78 | 5,435 | — | |
| 1953 | #71 | 5,890 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #78 | 5,351 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #73 | 5,358 | — | |
| 1950 | #67 | 5,491 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #61 | 5,746 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #65 | 5,499 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #56 | 6,062 | #2,356 | 11 |
| 1946 | #57 | 5,506 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #53 | 4,618 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1944 | #55 | 4,529 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #49 | 5,270 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #48 | 5,342 | #1,537 | 21 |
| 1941 | #54 | 4,665 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #54 | 4,418 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #53 | 4,225 | #1,532 | 19 |
| 1938 | #57 | 4,250 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #51 | 4,333 | #1,444 | 22 |
| 1936 | #48 | 4,305 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #44 | 4,565 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #45 | 4,543 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #56 | 3,719 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #62 | 3,730 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #68 | 3,757 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #81 | 3,154 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #101 | 2,497 | — | |
| 1928 | #142 | 1,649 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #181 | 1,159 | — | |
| 1926 | #205 | 944 | — | |
| 1925 | #262 | 636 | — | |
| 1924 | #306 | 475 | — | |
| 1923 | #359 | 342 | — | |
| 1922 | #422 | 248 | — | |
| 1921 | #452 | 233 | — | |
| 1920 | #470 | 208 | — | |
| 1919 | #581 | 144 | — | |
| 1918 | #537 | 171 | — | |
| 1917 | #637 | 114 | — | |
| 1916 | #623 | 118 | — | |
| 1915 | #724 | 84 | — | |
| 1914 | #777 | 55 | — | |
| 1913 | #721 | 52 | — | |
| 1912 | #846 | 35 | — | |
| 1911 | #875 | 24 | — | |
| 1910 | #812 | 28 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | — | |
| 1908 | #912 | 19 | — | |
| 1907 | #871 | 19 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1941
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#15 · 1 in 76
- Vermont#22 · 1 in 89
- Massachusetts#27 · 1 in 106
- Pennsylvania#27 · 1 in 124
- Minnesota#29 · 1 in 110
Best ever in a state: #12 in Oregon, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #15 | 26 | 1 in 76 |
| Vermont | #22 | 28 | 1 in 89 |
| Massachusetts | #27 | 298 | 1 in 106 |
| Pennsylvania | #27 | 634 | 1 in 124 |
| Minnesota | #29 | 211 | 1 in 110 |
| New Hampshire | #30 | 34 | 1 in 100 |
| Washington | #30 | 90 | 1 in 143 |
| Connecticut | #32 | 95 | 1 in 129 |
| North Dakota | #32 | 46 | 1 in 115 |
| District of Columbia | #33 | 50 | 1 in 146 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | 201 | 1 in 124 |
| Maine | #34 | 58 | 1 in 110 |
| Michigan | #34 | 308 | 1 in 155 |
| Alaska | #35 | 5 | 1 in 79 |
| Oregon | #35 | 50 | 1 in 154 |
| New York | #38 | 630 | 1 in 153 |
| Illinois | #39 | 337 | 1 in 181 |
| California | #41 | 273 | 1 in 204 |
| Ohio | #42 | 303 | 1 in 189 |
| New Jersey | #47 | 166 | 1 in 176 |
| Maryland | #52 | 67 | 1 in 220 |
| South Dakota | #52 | 24 | 1 in 192 |
| Montana | #54 | 21 | 1 in 207 |
| Rhode Island | #62 | 24 | 1 in 203 |
| Colorado | #64 | 34 | 1 in 268 |
| Iowa | #65 | 60 | 1 in 339 |
| Nebraska | #68 | 28 | 1 in 321 |
| Utah | #85 | 15 | 1 in 338 |
| Idaho | #98 | 11 | 1 in 398 |
| Hawaii | #102 | 11 | 1 in 327 |
| Arizona | #111 | 13 | 1 in 389 |
| Florida | #114 | 36 | 1 in 449 |
| Indiana | #123 | 39 | 1 in 738 |
| Virginia | #124 | 46 | 1 in 567 |
| Missouri | #128 | 41 | 1 in 727 |
| North Carolina | #144 | 59 | 1 in 661 |
| Kansas | #152 | 15 | 1 in 852 |
| Georgia | #153 | 49 | 1 in 664 |
| West Virginia | #169 | 20 | 1 in 979 |
| South Carolina | #170 | 29 | 1 in 776 |
| Kentucky | #185 | 27 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Alabama | #202 | 30 | 1 in 991 |
| Tennessee | #213 | 22 | 1 in 1,336 |
| New Mexico | #236 | 5 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Oklahoma | #241 | 15 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Mississippi | #269 | 14 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Texas | #281 | 38 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Arkansas | #288 | 10 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Louisiana | #288 | 14 | 1 in 1,765 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| 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 Joanne
- 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)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1935 at #44 (4,565 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 33 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1930–1960
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1910–2000
- Highest: 1 in 230 girls born in 1935 were named Joanne (0.44%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 25.3% of all girls named Joanne (53,568) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 11 | #1,277 (1893) | #1,435 |
| 1900s | 93 | #871 (1907) | #1,100 |
| 1910s | 825 | #537 (1918) | #713 |
| 1920s | 8,391 | #101 (1929) | #290 |
| 1930s | 40,581 | #44 (1935) | #57 |
| 1940s | 51,655 | #48 (1942) | #55 |
| 1950s | 53,568 | #67 (1950) | #82 |
| 1960s | 33,363 | #99 (1960) | #125 |
| 1970s | 11,997 | #170 (1970) | #233 |
| 1980s | 5,430 | #344 (1980) | #423 |
| 1990s | 3,000 | #562 (1990) | #744 |
| 2000s | 1,626 | #943 (2000) | #1,380 |
| 2010s | 998 | #1,794 (2014) | #1,979 |
| 2020s | 427 | #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 1941
Top girls' names in 1941
Top boys' names in 1941
More about 1941
girls
1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 259 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 98.9% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 153,540 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 33.6% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,491Winferd9
- #2,491Wm9
- #2,491Zachary9
- #2,656Joanne8
- #2,656Abelino8
- #2,656Addie8
- #2,656Aldrich8
- #2,872Abbott7
- #2,872Abie7
- #2,872Achille7
Tied with 215 names at #2,656; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.