Is Joann a boy or girl name?
Joann is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 52 girls and 0 boys were named Joann, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 157,397 US babies named Joann were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,090
- Babies named Joann since 1891
- 157,397
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 4,518 babies
Boys and girls named Joann, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 593 | 100% |
| 1920s | 11 | 5,572 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 134 | 34,697 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 127 | 40,016 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 61 | 32,674 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 94 | 24,876 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 37 | 9,822 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 19 | 4,277 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 14 | 2,057 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 45 | 1,112 | 96.1% |
| 2010s | 12 | 711 | 98.3% |
| 2020s | 10 | 302 | 96.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,090 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,102 | 53 | #3,116 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,372 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,974 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,977 | 63 | #2,668 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,401 | 62 | #2,736 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,410 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,414 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,549 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,179 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,523 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,615 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,464 | 56 | #3,027 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,493 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,502 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,080 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,759 | 87 | #2,257 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 102 | #2,010 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,285 | 96 | #2,055 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,284 | 99 | #1,936 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,841 | 116 | #1,673 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,202 | 125 | #1,546 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,524 | 117 | #1,590 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,432 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,648 | 140 | #1,349 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,345 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,982 | 164 | #1,151 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,660 | 172 | #1,095 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,089 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,008 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 197 | #944 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 219 | #885 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 228 | #868 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 279 | #746 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 312 | #684 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 310 | #660 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 331 | #604 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 355 | #564 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 369 | #552 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 399 | #509 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,757 | 451 | #464 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,744 | 448 | #457 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,987 | 509 | #430 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 506 | #426 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 599 | #385 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 635 | #357 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,259 | 586 | #364 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 726 | #324 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 801 | #287 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,547 | 938 | #258 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 1,058 | #242 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #244 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,702 | 1,100 | #247 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,795 | 1,380 | #220 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,977 | 1,558 | #205 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,438 | 1,635 | #196 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,149 | 1,676 | #190 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,794 | #178 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,542 | 2,117 | #164 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,543 | 2,395 | #158 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,320 | 2,736 | #148 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,362 | 2,652 | #151 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,832 | 3,112 | #137 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,797 | 3,349 | #137 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,169 | 3,410 | #131 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,424 | 3,457 | #130 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,924 | 3,700 | #122 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,764 | 3,057 | #137 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,081 | 3,003 | #139 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 2,935 | #136 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,296 | 3,063 | #129 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,076 | 3,171 | #121 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,994 | 3,266 | #116 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,546 | 3,422 | #104 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,898 | 3,600 | #98 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,148 | 3,523 | #101 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,696 | 3,799 | #94 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,227 | 4,276 | #89 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,990 | 3,945 | #90 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,060 | 3,465 | #80 |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,658 | 3,974 | #65 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,227 | 4,463 | #60 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,204 | 4,506 | #58 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,855 | 4,275 | #58 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,499 | 3,790 | #63 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,677 | 3,993 | #57 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,036 | 3,710 | #68 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,873 | 3,936 | #58 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,124 | 3,886 | #55 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,984 | 3,913 | #53 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,534 | 4,149 | #50 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,290 | 3,209 | #72 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,050 | 3,115 | #79 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,393 | 2,655 | #90 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,801 | 2,131 | #118 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,757 | 1,550 | #144 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 1,001 | #201 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 784 | #226 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,517 | 622 | #267 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 470 | #305 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 386 | #343 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 257 | #417 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 206 | #479 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 153 | #586 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 143 | #600 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 93 | #726 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 113 | #675 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 90 | #740 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 72 | #807 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 65 | #815 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 58 | #762 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 31 | #971 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,092 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 28 | #819 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 20 | #986 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,082 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,026 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,453 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,071 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,080 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,420 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,166 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,100 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,566 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,368 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,498 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,589 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,529 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,269 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Joann reached #1,499 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #50 in 1934. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joann
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.