Joah
Joah was the 2028th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1960th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 258 places. More babies were named Joah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,028 boys, up 790 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202379 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,246babies recorded
Joah popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2025, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,028 | 74 |
| 2020 | #2,818 | 43 |
| 2010 | #2,982 | 39 |
| 2000 | #4,906 | 15 |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joah, counting every spelling?
Joah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 83 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joah | 74 | #2,028 | 330 |
| Joa | 9 | #8,556 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Joah?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joah?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Joah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Joah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Joah by state
How common Joah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joah
How popular is the name Joah?
Joah was the 2028th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1960th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 258 places. More babies were named Joah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joah in the US.
Where is Joah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joah was most common in Florida (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Virginia.