Joanna
From Latin and Greek Ioanna, feminine forms of John, whose Hebrew source Yochanan means Yahweh is gracious. A Joanna appears among the women in Luke's gospel.
Joanna in 2025
Joanna was given to 997 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 657th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,325 babies born.
The history of Joanna
Joanna reached its highest point in 1984, when 3,353 babies were given the name, ranking 176th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 112,067 babies have been named Joanna. Half of them were born before 1985, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Joanna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Joanna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 290 | 584 |
| 1890s | 389 | 659 |
| 1900s | 391 | 756 |
| 1910s | 1,186 | 897 |
| 1920s | 2,233 | 725 |
| 1930s | 3,914 | 516 |
| 1940s | 4,709 | 571 |
| 1950s | 5,151 | 626 |
| 1960s | 9,208 | 446 |
| 1970s | 15,323 | 300 |
| 1980s | 22,370 | 176 |
| 1990s | 16,356 | 278 |
| 2000s | 12,994 | 432 |
| 2010s | 11,414 | 470 |
| 2020s | 6,139 | 557 |
Where Joanna is heading
Joanna has fallen 6% over the past decade, from 1,065 babies in 2015 to 997 in 2025.
Names like Joanna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Joanna.