Joana
The Portuguese and Catalan form of Joanna, the feminine of the Latin Johannes. The source is the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious.
Joana in 2025
Joana was given to 67 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,602nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 49,483 babies born.
The history of Joana
Joana reached its highest point in 2001, when 357 babies were given the name, ranking 1,268th that year.
Across the 130 years of records since 1896, 7,944 babies have been named Joana. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Joana by decade
| Decade | Babies named Joana | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,659 |
| 1910s | 14 | 5,822 |
| 1920s | 51 | 4,872 |
| 1930s | 96 | 3,328 |
| 1940s | 91 | 4,775 |
| 1950s | 121 | 4,373 |
| 1960s | 174 | 4,004 |
| 1970s | 350 | 3,140 |
| 1980s | 1,228 | 1,698 |
| 1990s | 1,796 | 1,567 |
| 2000s | 2,665 | 1,268 |
| 2010s | 947 | 2,671 |
| 2020s | 406 | 4,196 |
Where Joana is heading
Joana has fallen 14% over the past decade, from 78 babies in 2015 to 67 in 2025.
Names like Joana
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Joana.