How Many People Are Named Joanna?
An estimated 94,050 people in the United States have the first name Joanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Joanna peaked in popularity in 1984 with 3,353 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joanna 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 Joanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Joanna is overwhelmingly female, 306 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
94,050
About 1 in 3,644 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1984
3,353 births
Total Registered
111,062
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joanna
Joanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 111,062 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Joanna as a male name
Ranked #12,979 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1985 (23 births)
Joanna as a female name
Ranked #329 in 2024
942 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (3,332 births)
Joanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joanna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 22,370 babies were registered. Joanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joanna by Decade
How has Joanna 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 290 | 0 | 290 | |
| 1890s | 389 | 0 | 389 | |
| 1900s | 391 | 0 | 391 | |
| 1910s | 1,186 | 0 | 1,186 | |
| 1920s | 2,233 | 0 | 2,233 | |
| 1930s | 3,914 | 0 | 3,914 | |
| 1940s | 4,709 | 0 | 4,709 | |
| 1950s | 5,151 | 0 | 5,151 | |
| 1960s | 9,206 | 12 | 9,194 | |
| 1970s | 15,323 | 42 | 15,281 | |
| 1980s | 22,370 | 154 | 22,216 | |
| 1990s | 16,356 | 69 | 16,287 | |
| 2000s | 12,993 | 24 | 12,969 | |
| 2010s | 11,413 | 5 | 11,408 | |
| 2020s | 5,138 | 0 | 5,138 | |
Joanna by State
Birth registrations for Joanna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, South Dakota. On average, about 2,079 Joannas were registered per state.
Joanna + Last Name Combinations
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Joanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joanna?
We estimate approximately 94,050 people named Joanna 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 3,644 Americans share this first name.
Is Joanna a common name?
Joanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 111,062 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joanna most popular?
Joanna reached peak popularity in 1984, when 3,353 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joanna is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joanna a female name?
Joanna is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joanna Smith, Joanna Johnson, Joanna 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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