How Many People Are Named Joanna?
people named Joanna are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,468 people in the US has this name
Based on 112,067 babies named Joanna in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,353 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek Ιωαννα (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN). This is the spelling used in the English New Testament, where it belongs to a follower of Jesus who is regarded as a saint. In the Middle Ages in England it was used as a Latinized form of Joan (the usual feminine form of John) and it became common as a given name in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Joanna (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Joanna alive today is about 36 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Joanna first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1984, to 3,353 babies. In 2025, 997 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Joanna never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #88, in 1984, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 1984 to 1985. In 2025 it ranked #306.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #306 |
| Best rank | #88 (1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (1984 to 1985) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #136 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Joanna alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Joanna were born in California than in any other state: about 17,741 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Joanna was given 1.4 times as often in California and 1.2 times in New York.
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