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Joanna

Girl

Meaning of Joanna: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Joanna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 313th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 488th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#313

997 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#488

82 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

112,067

First recorded 1880 · peak 1984

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,838 babies1982: 1,848 babies1983: 2,127 babies1984: 3,353 babies1985: 2,795 babies1986: 2,247 babies1987: 2,076 babies1988: 2,221 babies1989: 2,132 babies1990: 2,241 babies19901991: 1,962 babies1992: 1,839 babies1993: 1,649 babies1994: 1,631 babies1995: 1,605 babies1996: 1,405 babies1997: 1,409 babies1998: 1,281 babies1999: 1,334 babies2000: 1,349 babies20002001: 1,560 babies2002: 1,335 babies2003: 1,309 babies2004: 1,288 babies2005: 1,167 babies2006: 1,289 babies2007: 1,392 babies2008: 1,194 babies2009: 1,111 babies2010: 1,066 babies20102011: 976 babies2012: 974 babies2013: 945 babies2014: 1,027 babies2015: 1,065 babies2016: 1,274 babies2017: 1,352 babies2018: 1,454 babies2019: 1,281 babies2020: 1,176 babies20202021: 1,101 babies2022: 1,002 babies2023: 918 babies2024: 945 babies2025: 997 babies
US babies named Joanna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,353.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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