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
Showing
- 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
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 | #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 | — | — | ||
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 2003
- 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
- Hawaii#230 · 1 in 705
- New York#652 · 1 in 3,924
- Massachusetts#695 · 1 in 5,034
- New Jersey#808 · 1 in 5,274
- California#854 · 1 in 5,667
Best ever in a state: #12 in Oregon, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #230 | 5 | 1 in 705 |
| New York | #652 | 25 | 1 in 3,924 |
| Massachusetts | #695 | 6 | 1 in 5,034 |
| New Jersey | #808 | 8 | 1 in 5,274 |
| California | #854 | 40 | 1 in 5,667 |
| Florida | #956 | 12 | 1 in 6,652 |
| Virginia | #1,017 | 5 | 1 in 7,208 |
| Michigan | #1,237 | 5 | 1 in 9,818 |
| Illinois | #1,272 | 7 | 1 in 9,899 |
| Texas | #1,410 | 14 | 1 in 11,291 |
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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.
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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
| 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 2003
girls
#1,203
177 births · 1 in 10,323 girls
Top girls' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 10,323 of them was named Joanne, which outranked 93.5% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Joanne
- #1,199Kalie178
- #1,199Khushi178
- #1,199Lisette178
- #1,203Joanne177
- #1,203Adilene177
- #1,203Dahlia177
- #1,203Jayleen177
- #1,209Cailey176
- #1,209Eunice176
- #1,209Rivka176
Tied with 5 names at #1,203; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.