How Many People Are Named Joanette?
An estimated 261 people in the United States have the first name Joanette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Joanette peaked in popularity in 1961 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joanette 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 Joanette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Joanette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
261
About 1 in 1,313,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1961
21 births
Total Registered
367
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joanette
Joanette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 367 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joanette as a female name
Ranked #11,687 in 1986
5 female births in 1986
Peak: 1961 (21 births)
Joanette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joanette span from the 1930s to the 1980s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 126 babies were registered. Joanette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joanette by Decade
How has Joanette 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.
Joanette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joanette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joanette
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joanette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joanette?
We estimate approximately 261 people named Joanette 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 1,313,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Joanette a common name?
Joanette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 367 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joanette most popular?
Joanette reached peak popularity in 1961, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joanette is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joanette a female name?
Joanette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joanette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joanette Smith, Joanette Johnson, Joanette 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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