How Many People Are Named Joao?
An estimated 2,143 people in the United States have the first name Joao. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Joao peaked in popularity in 2024 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joao 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 Joao paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,143
About 1 in 159,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
133 births
Total Registered
2,230
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joao
Joao is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,230 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joao as a male name
Ranked #1,405 in 2024
133 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (133 births)
Joao: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joao span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 530 babies were registered. Joao remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Joao by Decade
How has Joao 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.
Joao by State
Birth registrations for Joao span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Massachusetts, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 119 Joaos were registered per state.
Joao + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joao as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joao
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joao: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joao?
We estimate approximately 2,143 people named Joao 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 159,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Joao a common name?
Joao is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,230 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joao most popular?
Joao reached peak popularity in 2024, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joao is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joao a male name?
Joao is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joao Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joao Smith, Joao Johnson, Joao 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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