Is Joanna a boy or girl name?
Joanna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 942 girls and 0 boys were named Joanna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 111,062 US babies named Joanna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #329
- Babies named Joanna since 1880
- 111,062
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 3,353 babies
Boys and girls named Joanna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 290 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 389 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 391 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,186 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,233 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,914 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,709 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,151 | 100% |
| 1960s | 12 | 9,194 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 42 | 15,281 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 154 | 22,216 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 69 | 16,287 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 24 | 12,969 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 5 | 11,408 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,138 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 942 | #329 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 918 | #339 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #321 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,101 | #290 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,175 | #256 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,280 | #254 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,454 | #213 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,352 | #234 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,274 | #247 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,065 | #306 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,979 | 1,022 | #325 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 945 | #343 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 974 | #323 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 976 | #323 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,066 | #305 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,381 | 1,106 | #302 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,194 | #283 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,392 | #252 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,289 | #256 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #284 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,502 | 1,279 | #251 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,179 | 1,303 | #252 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,335 | #239 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,391 | 1,555 | #206 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,349 | #238 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,266 | 1,327 | #238 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,281 | #240 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,409 | #208 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,405 | #209 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,659 | 1,597 | #185 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,320 | 1,624 | #183 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,174 | 1,638 | #177 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,218 | 1,825 | #167 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,927 | 1,951 | #152 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,830 | 2,230 | #138 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,528 | 2,116 | #142 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,432 | 2,206 | #131 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,675 | 2,056 | #133 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,642 | 2,227 | #126 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,326 | 2,772 | #99 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,396 | 3,332 | #88 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,174 | 2,120 | #139 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,196 | 1,834 | #161 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,986 | 1,827 | #154 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,710 | 1,726 | #163 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,932 | 1,388 | #193 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,775 | 1,349 | #190 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,565 | #173 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,656 | 1,718 | #152 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,099 | 1,699 | #158 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,380 | 1,772 | #155 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,664 | #166 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,423 | #198 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,372 | #222 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,072 | 1,331 | #236 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,694 | 1,217 | #244 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #261 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,397 | 858 | #292 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 890 | #284 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 909 | #293 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 878 | #315 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 888 | #313 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 834 | #325 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 865 | #321 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 820 | #329 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 755 | #347 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 665 | #358 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 582 | #375 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 482 | #413 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 455 | #414 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 471 | #400 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 411 | #430 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 407 | #424 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 445 | #388 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 478 | #364 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 463 | #366 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 515 | #342 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 509 | #357 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 498 | #332 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 425 | #333 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 454 | #317 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 514 | #307 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 502 | #308 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 417 | #321 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 412 | #314 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 390 | #313 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 427 | #304 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 438 | #297 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 361 | #324 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 424 | #293 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 480 | #281 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 367 | #327 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 337 | #346 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 331 | #351 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 359 | #351 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 274 | #401 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 285 | #398 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 238 | #451 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 281 | #406 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 236 | #452 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 208 | #484 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 199 | #492 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 185 | #514 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 160 | #569 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 167 | #554 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 165 | #533 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 180 | #510 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 170 | #508 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 168 | #500 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 147 | #516 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 81 | #644 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 94 | #529 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 73 | #563 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 59 | #550 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 49 | #596 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 48 | #556 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 54 | #496 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 32 | #670 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 40 | #558 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 41 | #539 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 37 | #550 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 45 | #478 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 26 | #658 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 31 | #552 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 37 | #573 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 40 | #461 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 42 | #477 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 50 | #417 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 37 | #480 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 29 | #551 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 44 | #421 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 36 | #445 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 42 | #409 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 36 | #417 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 33 | #454 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 27 | #480 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 37 | #406 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 32 | #383 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 35 | #361 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 40 | #322 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 24 | #412 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 33 | #308 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 15 | #481 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 21 | #364 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 26 | #313 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Joanna reached #2,326 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #88 in 1984. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joanna
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.