Joanne
English form of the Latin Johanna, the feminine of Johannes; it mirrors the French Jeanne and goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, Yahweh is gracious.
Joanne in 2025
Joanne was given to 66 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,648th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 50,232 babies born.
The history of Joanne
Joanne reached its highest point in 1947, when 6,073 babies were given the name, ranking 120th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 86th, in 1934.
Across the 138 years of records since 1888, 212,474 babies have been named Joanne. Half of them were born before 1950, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Joanne by decade
| Decade | Babies named Joanne | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,307 |
| 1890s | 11 | 2,163 |
| 1900s | 93 | 1,423 |
| 1910s | 825 | 986 |
| 1920s | 8,399 | 182 |
| 1930s | 40,736 | 86 |
| 1940s | 51,776 | 99 |
| 1950s | 53,639 | 126 |
| 1960s | 33,446 | 187 |
| 1970s | 12,031 | 325 |
| 1980s | 5,452 | 639 |
| 1990s | 3,010 | 1,035 |
| 2000s | 1,626 | 1,675 |
| 2010s | 998 | 3,198 |
| 2020s | 427 | 4,117 |
Where Joanne is heading
Joanne has fallen 33% over the past decade, from 98 babies in 2015 to 66 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1947 peak — Joanne is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Joanne
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Joanne.