How Many People Are Named Joan?
people named Joan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,486 people in the US has this name
Based on 488,939 babies named Joan in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
21,132 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Joan, 97.3% were girls and 2.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Joan fell from 100% in the 1880s to 46% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 2000s, at 35.7%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Joan alive today is about 73 years old, and 88% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 67 and 83 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Joan first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1932, to 21,132 babies. In 2025, 454 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Joan reached #5 among girls' names in 1931 to 1933, and was in the top 10 for 9 years, 1930 to 1938. In 2025 it ranked #1,087.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,087 |
| Best rank | #5 (1931 to 1933) |
| Years in the top 10 | 9 |
| Years in the top 100 | 41 (1924 to 1964) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Joan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Joan were born in New York than in any other state: about 34,872 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Joan was given 2.1 times as often in New Jersey, 2 times in New York and 1.9 times in Connecticut.
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