Joana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,596

among girls · unchanged vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Joana · -1% vs 2024

How common

1 in 23,989

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2001

357 babies

All-time total

7,944

#1,923 all-time among girls

First recorded

1896

in Social Security records

Joana popularity over time

7,944 babies have been named Joana since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	5	1	–	#1,705
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	14	1	–	#3,381
1920s	51	5	+264%	#2,829
1930s	96	10	+88%	#1,903
1940s	91	9	-5%	#2,955
1950s	121	12	+33%	#2,766
1960s	174	17	+44%	#2,611
1970s	350	35	+101%	#1,980
1980s	1,228	123	+251%	#989
1990s	1,796	180	+46%	#902
2000s	2,665	267	+48%	#698
2010s	947	95	-64%	#1,508
2020s (to 2025)	406	68	-29%	#2,359

Where Joana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	65	0.04	outside top 500
2027	63	0.04	outside top 500
2028	62	0.04	outside top 500
2029	61	0.04	outside top 500
2030	60	0.04	outside top 500

Where Joana is most popular

Girls named Joana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Florida, and Texas.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Joana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
California	61	0.073	+78%
Florida	23	0.054	+32%
Texas	39	0.048	+19%
Massachusetts	5	0.041	≈ national
Washington	5	0.035	-15%
New York	7	0.018	-57%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Arizona	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Georgia	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Illinois	–	–	–
Indiana	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Maryland	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Michigan	–	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–
Missouri	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Carolina	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Jersey	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
Ohio	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Pennsylvania	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Tennessee	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Joana

Joana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,596 in 2025 with 67 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 7,944 American babies have been named Joana. Its peak came in 2001, when 357 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Joana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Joana?

The median living Joana is about 25 years old; half are between 18 and 35. An estimated 7,600 people named Joana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Joana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	67	#2,596
2024	68	#2,596
2023	62	#2,775
2022	70	#2,541
2021	64	#2,689
2020	75	#2,359
2019	84	#2,210
2018	89	#2,138
2017	85	#2,230
2016	73	#2,493
2015	78	#2,364
2014	73	#2,487
2013	84	#2,225
2012	106	#1,893
2011	126	#1,677
2010	149	#1,508
2009	167	#1,412
2008	207	#1,224
2007	274	#982
2006	260	#997
2005	279	#900
2004	291	#845
2003	327	#758
2002	263	#870
2001	357	#698
2000	240	#912
1995	177	#1,032
1990	213	#902
1985	148	#1,021
1980	107	#1,231
1975	32	#2,481
1970	33	#2,328
1965	18	#2,979
1960	13	#3,573
1955	14	#3,151
1950	6	#4,988
1945	8	#3,514
1940	9	#3,082
1935	7	#3,574
1930	10	#2,943
1925	5	#5,370
1920	11	#2,994
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Joana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Joana?

The median living Joana is about 25 years old. Half of all living Joanas are between 18 and 35 years old.

How many people named Joana are alive today?

An estimated 7,600 people named Joana are alive in the United States, based on 7,944 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Joana mean?

Spelling variant of Joanna.

How popular is the name Joana in 2025?

Joana ranked #2,596 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 67 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joana?

7,944 babies have been named Joana in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joana most popular?

Joana peaked in 2001, when 357 newborns received the name.

Is Joana a boy or girl name?

Joana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Joana rising or falling?

Joana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Joana become more popular?

Joana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Joana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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