Girl nameCurrently #3,090 in the USFalling

Joann

//ˌdʒoʊˈæn//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19425 lettersStarts with J

Meaning & origin

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Joann's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Joann, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Joann
18916
18935
18945
18996
19009
19016
190211
190310
19048
19055
190613
19079
190816
190915
191020
191128
191223
191331
191458
191565
191672
191790
1918113
191993
1920143
1921153
1922206
1923257
1924386
1925470
1926627
1927784
19281,001
19291,556
19302,137
19312,666
19323,129
19333,220
19344,170
19353,927
19363,898
19373,951
19383,723
19394,010
19403,811
19414,290
19424,518
19434,475
19443,992
19453,477
19463,959
19474,283
19483,808
19493,530
19503,608
19513,428
19523,271
19533,176
19543,070
19552,935
19563,011
19573,063
19583,709
19593,464
19603,425
19613,359
19623,118
19632,665
19642,741
19652,406
19662,128
19671,794
19681,691
19691,643
19701,569
19711,388
19721,106
19731,040
19741,058
1975945
1976801
1977726
1978591
1979635
1980599
1981506
1982515
1983453
1984459
1985399
1986369
1987355
1988331
1989310
1990312
1991279
1992228
1993219
1994197
1995184
1996170
1997179
1998171
1999132
2000146
2001132
2002122
2003133
2004125
2005104
2006102
2007102
200893
200998
201074
201173
201262
201368
201471
201587
201670
201775
201875
201968
202068
202156
202278
202358
202452

Joann through the decades

  • Joann peaked in 1942, when 4,518 babies were named Joann in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Joann has fallen 19% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Joann currently ranks #3,090 in the US and is cooling off.

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