How Many People Are Named Joanne?
people named Joanne are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,518 people in the US has this name
Based on 212,474 babies named Joanne in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,073 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of JOAN (1) or JOHANNE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Joanne in English. Counting Joanne and these spellings together, about 233,870 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Joanne (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Joanne alive today is about 67 years old, and 77% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Joanne first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1947, to 6,073 babies. In 2025, 66 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Joanne never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #44, in 1935, and it was in the top 100 for 31 years, 1930 to 1960. In 2025 it ranked #2,630.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,630 |
| Best rank | #44 (1935) |
| Years in the top 100 | 31 (1930 to 1960) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #82 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Joanne alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Joanne were born in New York than in any other state: about 24,535 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Joanne was given 2.7 times as often in Massachusetts, 2.1 times in Delaware and 2.1 times in New Hampshire.
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