How Many People Are Named Joannah?
An estimated 412 people in the United States have the first name Joannah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Joannah peaked in popularity in 2018 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joannah 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 Joannah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
412
About 1 in 831,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2018
15 births
Total Registered
430
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joannah
Joannah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 430 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joannah as a female name
Ranked #14,210 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (15 births)
Joannah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joannah span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 98 babies were registered. While Joannah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joannah by Decade
How has Joannah 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.
Joannah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joannah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joannah
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Joannah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joannah?
We estimate approximately 412 people named Joannah 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 831,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Joannah a common name?
Joannah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 430 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joannah most popular?
Joannah reached peak popularity in 2018, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joannah is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joannah a female name?
Joannah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joannah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joannah Smith, Joannah Johnson, Joannah 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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