Joana
Joana was the 2596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 698th with 357 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 232 places. More babies were named Joana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Joanna) God is gracious · Hebrew, Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,596 girls, down 237 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001357 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,944babies recorded
What does the name Joana mean?
Joana is a spelling of Joanna, pronounced the same way, so it shares Joanna's meaning and origin.
Joanna comes through Latin and Greek Iōanna from Hebrew Yohanan, "God is gracious", the source of John. In the New Testament Joanna is one of the women who followed Jesus (Luke 8:3). DMNES gives the same derivation under Joan and notes the many queens and saints of that name. Joanne, Johanna and Jane are other feminine forms of the same name.
יוֹחָנָן (Biblical Hebrew, “God is gracious”)Ἰωάννα (Koine Greek, “Ioanna”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Joan, Johanna, Jane, Jo, Joanne.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Joanna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES, Durham University
Joana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,596 | 67 |
| 2020 | #2,359 | 75 |
| 2010 | #1,508 | 149 |
| 2000 | #912 | 240 |
| 1990 | #902 | 213 |
| 1980 | #1,231 | 107 |
| 1970 | #2,328 | 33 |
| 1960 | #3,573 | 13 |
| 1950 | #4,988 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,082 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,943 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,994 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joana, counting every spelling?
Joana is a spelling of Joanna, a name family that ranked #308 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,596 for Joana on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,069 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna | 997 | #306 | 4,963 |
| Joana | 67 | #2,596 | 331 |
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 Joana?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joana (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joana 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joana?
About 7,600 people born in the US named Joana are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 19 and 36. That makes Joana mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Joana by state
How common Joana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 45 states fewer than five girls 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 Joana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joana
What does Joana mean?
Joana is a spelling of Joanna, which means “God is gracious” (Hebrew, Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Joana?
Joana was the 2596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 698th with 357 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 232 places. More babies were named Joana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Joana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joana in the US.
Where is Joana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joana was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.