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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #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
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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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1904#1,3648—
1903#1,2049—
1902#1,3208—
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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 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNHWashington: #685 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,176 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMNIllinois: #851 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,401 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedWIMichigan: #804 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,440 girlsMINew York: #497 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,052 girlsNYMassachusetts: #429 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,900 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedINOhio: #1,193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,324 girlsOHPennsylvania: #549 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,887 girlsPANew Jersey: #589 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,148 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #658 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 4,334 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedUTColorado: #653 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,710 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Joanne, so not publishedHITexas: #1,143 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 9,563 girlsTXFlorida: #748 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,306 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#429 · 1 in 2,900
  2. New York#497 · 1 in 3,052
  3. Pennsylvania#549 · 1 in 3,887
  4. New Jersey#589 · 1 in 4,148
  5. Colorado#653 · 1 in 3,710

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#429111 in 2,900
New York#497331 in 3,052
Pennsylvania#549151 in 3,887
New Jersey#589101 in 4,148
Colorado#65361 in 3,710
California#658511 in 4,334
Washington#68571 in 4,176
Florida#748141 in 5,306
Michigan#80481 in 6,440
Illinois#851111 in 6,401
Texas#1,143151 in 9,563
Ohio#1,19351 in 12,324
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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 1998

girls
#892
236 births · 1 in 7,487 girls

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #892Joanne236
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 7,487 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 94.6% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joanne
  1. #888Lourdes237
  2. #888Odalis237
  3. #888Reina237
  4. #892Joanne236
  5. #892Ingrid236
  6. #892Kirstin236
  7. #892Marcella236
  8. #896Ashlie235
  9. #896Cali235
  10. #896Shelbi235

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →