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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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—
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1905#1,01114—
1904#1,3648—
1903#1,2049—
1902#1,3208—
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1895#1,5925—
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1893#1,2776—
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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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #52 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 179 girlsAKMaine: #58 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 209 girlsMEVermont: #37 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 124 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #41 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 153 girlsNHWashington: #78 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 343 girlsWAIdaho: #170 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 629 girlsIDMontana: #112 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 411 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #116 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 442 girlsNDMinnesota: #71 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 302 girlsMNIllinois: #94 for girls · 267 births · 1 in 398 girlsILWisconsin: #64 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 266 girlsWIMichigan: #97 for girls · 234 births · 1 in 393 girlsMINew York: #24 for girls · 1,340 births · 1 in 127 girlsNYMassachusetts: #20 for girls · 558 births · 1 in 96 girlsMARhode Island: #24 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 97 girlsRIOregon: #119 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 507 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #152 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 641 girlsSDIowa: #133 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 585 girlsIAIndiana: #180 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsINOhio: #123 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 551 girlsOHPennsylvania: #37 for girls · 664 births · 1 in 175 girlsPANew Jersey: #23 for girls · 485 births · 1 in 118 girlsNJConnecticut: #28 for girls · 199 births · 1 in 122 girlsCTCalifornia: #100 for girls · 376 births · 1 in 433 girlsCAUtah: #235 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsUTColorado: #144 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 580 girlsCONebraska: #151 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 693 girlsNEMissouri: #159 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 810 girlsMOKentucky: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsKYWest Virginia: #255 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsWVVirginia: #117 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 552 girlsVAMaryland: #76 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 289 girlsMDDelaware: #38 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 153 girlsDEArizona: #98 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 379 girlsAZNew Mexico: #233 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsNMKansas: #240 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsKSArkansas: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,987 girlsARTennessee: #304 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #226 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,447 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #187 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 959 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #61 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 241 girlsDCOklahoma: #324 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsOKLouisiana: #250 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsLAMississippi: #362 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,531 girlsMSAlabama: #238 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsALGeorgia: #173 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 902 girlsGAHawaii: #52 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 219 girlsHITexas: #282 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,651 girlsTXFlorida: #134 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 616 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#20 · 1 in 96
  2. New Jersey#23 · 1 in 118
  3. Rhode Island#24 · 1 in 97
  4. New York#24 · 1 in 127
  5. Connecticut#28 · 1 in 122

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#205581 in 96
New Jersey#234851 in 118
New York#241,3401 in 127
Rhode Island#24831 in 97
Connecticut#281991 in 122
Pennsylvania#376641 in 175
Vermont#37291 in 124
Delaware#38301 in 153
New Hampshire#41351 in 153
Alaska#52141 in 179
Hawaii#52271 in 219
Maine#58461 in 209
District of Columbia#61561 in 241
Wisconsin#641631 in 266
Minnesota#711251 in 302
Maryland#761041 in 289
Washington#78831 in 343
Illinois#942671 in 398
Michigan#972341 in 393
Arizona#98371 in 379
California#1003761 in 433
Montana#112161 in 411
North Dakota#116151 in 442
Virginia#117741 in 552
Oregon#119301 in 507
Ohio#1231941 in 551
Iowa#133471 in 585
Florida#134771 in 616
Colorado#144321 in 580
Nebraska#151201 in 693
South Dakota#152111 in 641
Missouri#159551 in 810
Idaho#170101 in 629
Georgia#173501 in 902
Indiana#180491 in 1,029
South Carolina#187281 in 959
North Carolina#226341 in 1,447
New Mexico#233111 in 1,046
Utah#23591 in 1,146
Kentucky#236201 in 1,645
Alabama#238251 in 1,439
Kansas#240141 in 1,503
Louisiana#250291 in 1,356
West Virginia#255111 in 1,757
Texas#282681 in 1,651
Tennessee#304151 in 2,443
Oklahoma#32491 in 2,369
Mississippi#362101 in 2,531
Arkansas#38961 in 2,987
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
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 1958

girls
#80
5,928 births · 1 in 339 girls
boys
#2,642
10 births · 1 in 212,241 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #80Joanne5,928

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #2,642Joanne10
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 339 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 98.9% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joanne
  1. #77Gloria6,131
  2. #78Rose6,043
  3. #79Leslie6,014
  4. #80Joanne5,928
  5. #81Jennifer5,882
  6. #82Anita5,774
  7. #83Angela5,768
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 212,241 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 41.3% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joanne
  1. #2,506Whit11
  2. #2,506Yosef11
  3. #2,506Zach11
  4. #2,642Joanne10
  5. #2,642Ace10
  6. #2,642Adrien10
  7. #2,642Agostino10
  8. #2,818Alexandro9
  9. #2,818Alferd9
  10. #2,818Alfonzia9

Tied with 175 names at #2,642; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →