Is Joan a boy or girl name?
Joan is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 188 girls and 220 boys were named Joan, so 46.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.5% of the 488,485 US babies named Joan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,013
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,238
- Babies named Joan since 1880
- 488,485
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 21,132 babies
Boys and girls named Joan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 267 | 100% |
| 1900s | 5 | 863 | 99.4% |
| 1910s | 73 | 7,021 | 99% |
| 1920s | 254 | 45,351 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 780 | 173,439 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 448 | 117,708 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 273 | 85,179 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 221 | 36,676 | 99.4% |
| 1970s | 140 | 6,480 | 97.9% |
| 1980s | 247 | 3,300 | 93% |
| 1990s | 619 | 1,858 | 75% |
| 2000s | 1,806 | 1,003 | 35.7% |
| 2010s | 1,625 | 941 | 36.7% |
| 2020s | 978 | 809 | 45.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 220 | #1,013 | 188 | #1,238 |
| 2023 | 200 | #1,079 | 165 | #1,365 |
| 2022 | 201 | #1,087 | 161 | #1,412 |
| 2021 | 185 | #1,112 | 158 | #1,387 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,135 | 137 | #1,545 |
| 2019 | 165 | #1,174 | 134 | #1,590 |
| 2018 | 178 | #1,103 | 118 | #1,744 |
| 2017 | 172 | #1,117 | 128 | #1,679 |
| 2016 | 188 | #1,052 | 112 | #1,845 |
| 2015 | 170 | #1,127 | 99 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 150 | #1,220 | 75 | #2,430 |
| 2013 | 168 | #1,102 | 72 | #2,495 |
| 2012 | 140 | #1,260 | 79 | #2,365 |
| 2011 | 144 | #1,212 | 63 | #2,780 |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,198 | 61 | #2,853 |
| 2009 | 178 | #1,060 | 70 | #2,627 |
| 2008 | 173 | #1,082 | 68 | #2,704 |
| 2007 | 217 | #913 | 67 | #2,728 |
| 2006 | 188 | #990 | 80 | #2,360 |
| 2005 | 173 | #997 | 105 | #1,852 |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,021 | 94 | #1,977 |
| 2003 | 139 | #1,106 | 104 | #1,805 |
| 2002 | 221 | #782 | 111 | #1,658 |
| 2001 | 186 | #865 | 141 | #1,357 |
| 2000 | 170 | #912 | 163 | #1,221 |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,316 | 125 | #1,411 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,307 | 129 | #1,356 |
| 1997 | 113 | #1,122 | 144 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 66 | #1,525 | 135 | #1,281 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,043 | 161 | #1,103 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,947 | 171 | #1,063 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,837 | 214 | #904 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,896 | 252 | #800 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,998 | 256 | #801 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,742 | 271 | #763 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,008 | 280 | #707 |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,832 | 280 | #688 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,915 | 280 | #666 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,189 | 285 | #647 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,325 | 316 | #601 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,575 | 327 | #565 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,994 | 347 | #540 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,234 | 360 | #539 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,722 | 403 | #499 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,671 | 422 | #491 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,079 | 401 | #502 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,985 | 419 | #472 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,838 | 433 | #456 |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,011 | 462 | #433 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,535 | 550 | #378 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,402 | 577 | #371 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,119 | 579 | #367 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,590 | 729 | #322 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,323 | 1,022 | #280 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,445 | 1,308 | #240 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,360 | 1,566 | #200 |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,445 | 1,783 | #182 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,082 | 2,304 | #149 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,925 | 2,722 | #133 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,835 | 3,279 | #116 |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,451 | 4,149 | #99 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,562 | 4,562 | #95 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,732 | 4,880 | #94 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,911 | 5,551 | #89 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,503 | 5,880 | #80 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,395 | 6,337 | #76 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,803 | 6,786 | #68 |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,418 | 7,584 | #60 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,589 | 8,080 | #52 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,353 | 8,557 | #46 |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,422 | 9,521 | #40 |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,418 | 9,774 | #37 |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,532 | 10,277 | #37 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,622 | 9,403 | #39 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,379 | 8,860 | #40 |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,137 | 9,206 | #36 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,736 | 9,275 | #37 |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,465 | 11,276 | #30 |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,315 | 11,219 | #28 |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,360 | 10,394 | #25 |
| 1944 | 53 | #872 | 11,920 | #22 |
| 1943 | 53 | #919 | 13,232 | #21 |
| 1942 | 67 | #788 | 14,514 | #18 |
| 1941 | 75 | #716 | 13,380 | #17 |
| 1940 | 63 | #785 | 13,292 | #14 |
| 1939 | 65 | #751 | 14,143 | #11 |
| 1938 | 71 | #726 | 14,303 | #10 |
| 1937 | 88 | #619 | 15,301 | #9 |
| 1936 | 80 | #658 | 17,071 | #7 |
| 1935 | 90 | #619 | 18,221 | #7 |
| 1934 | 85 | #656 | 19,465 | #7 |
| 1933 | 64 | #765 | 19,294 | #5 |
| 1932 | 88 | #645 | 21,044 | #5 |
| 1931 | 81 | #666 | 19,119 | #5 |
| 1930 | 68 | #780 | 15,478 | #8 |
| 1929 | 55 | #909 | 11,666 | #13 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,201 | 7,854 | #27 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,284 | 6,032 | #41 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,419 | 4,995 | #51 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,436 | 4,030 | #66 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,170 | 3,023 | #95 |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,906 | 2,304 | #117 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,098 | 2,010 | #127 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,712 | 1,790 | #142 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,094 | 1,647 | #143 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,017 | 1,247 | #174 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,990 | 1,384 | #160 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,234 | 1,048 | #182 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,639 | 823 | #212 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,226 | 784 | #210 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,085 | 578 | #217 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 411 | #239 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,722 | 317 | #250 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,470 | 233 | #254 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 196 | #277 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 142 | #303 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 104 | #354 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 109 | #336 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 94 | #343 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 104 | #332 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 73 | #387 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,210 | 63 | #402 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 65 | #388 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 52 | #418 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 57 | #443 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 28 | #584 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 40 | #487 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 33 | #516 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 31 | #541 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 28 | #569 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 21 | #651 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 22 | #619 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 32 | #484 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 14 | #736 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 18 | #628 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 21 | #562 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 14 | #704 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 15 | #600 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 16 | #563 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 9 | #772 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 11 | #661 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #867 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 11 | #582 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #784 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 12 | #508 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Joan reached #619 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #5 in 1931. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.