How Many People Are Named Joah?
An estimated 1,155 people in the United States have the first name Joah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Joah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Joah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,155
About 1 in 296,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2023
79 births
Total Registered
1,167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joah
Joah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,167 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joah as a male name
Ranked #2,101 in 2024
71 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (79 births)
Joah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 487 babies were registered. While Joah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joah by Decade
How has Joah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joah by State
Birth registrations for Joah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in New York, North Carolina, Virginia. On average, about 29 Joahs were registered per state.
Joah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joah
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joah?
We estimate approximately 1,155 people named Joah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 296,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Joah a common name?
Joah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joah most popular?
Joah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joah a male name?
Joah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joah Smith, Joah Johnson, Joah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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