Joanie
Joanie was the 2731st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 685th with 209 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,828 places. More babies were named Joanie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Joni) pet form of Joan · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,731 girls, up 2,212 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957209 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,549babies recorded
What does the name Joanie mean?
Joanie is a spelling of Joni, pronounced the same way, so it shares Joni's meaning and origin.
Joni is commonly used as a pet form of Joan, according to Wiktionary, and has been given as a full name. Joan is the medieval English form of the Latin Johanna, the feminine of John, from the Hebrew name meaning "God is gracious". The singer Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson) made it well known. Joni was most popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Johanna (Latin, “feminine of Johannes (John)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Joan, Joanie, Jonie, Joanna.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Joni', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Joni (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Joanie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,731 | 63 |
| 2020 | #4,943 | 26 |
| 2010 | #8,946 | 13 |
| 2000 | #6,963 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,665 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,071 | 132 |
| 1970 | #1,688 | 55 |
| 1960 | #880 | 140 |
| 1950 | #1,307 | 49 |
| 1940 | #2,242 | 14 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joanie, counting every spelling?
Joanie is a spelling of Joni, a name family that ranked #1,120 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,731 for Joanie on its own. Together these spellings went to 199 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joni | 112 | #1,803 | 465 |
| Joanie | 63 | #2,731 | 239 |
| Jonnie | 16 | #6,969 | 65 |
| Jonni | — | — | 37 |
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 Joanie?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joanie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joanie 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 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joanie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joanie?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Joanie are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 41 and 67. That makes Joanie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Joanie by state
How common Joanie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Joanie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joanie, they share its era and feel.
Joanie is also a nickname for Joan.
Questions about the name Joanie
What does Joanie mean?
Joanie is a spelling of Joni, which means “pet form of Joan” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Joanie?
Joanie was the 2731st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 685th with 209 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,828 places. More babies were named Joanie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Joanie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joanie in the US.
Where is Joanie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joanie was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.