Joanne
Joanne was the 2630th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 44th; the most babies were born in 1947 (6,062). Over the last ten years it has moved down 610 places. More babies were named Joanne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Joanna, or Jo + Anne · English, French, Hebrew
Say it joh-AN /dʒoʊˈæn/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,630 girls, down 202 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19476,062 babies
- Total since 1880
- 212,474babies recorded
What does the name Joanne mean?
Joanne comes from Old French Joanne, from Latin Joanna, the feminine of John, from Hebrew Yoḥanan 'YHWH is gracious', as Wiktionary notes; in English it was also formed by joining Jo and Anne. Joanna appears in the Gospel of Luke (8:3) as a follower of Jesus. Joanne was popular in the US in the 1930s to 1950s.
יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan) (Biblical Hebrew, “YHWH is gracious”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Joanna, Joan, Jo, Anne, Joann.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Joanne', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Joanne
The usual nicknames for Joanne are Jo. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Joanne in the last five years, 55 were named Jo, against 14 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo · also for Josephine, Josie, Joanna | Traditional | #4,028 | 195 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Joannes go by each one.
Joanne popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 504 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,630 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,428 | 72 |
| 2010 | #1,951 | 103 |
| 2000 | #944 | 226 |
| 1990 | #562 | 418 |
| 1980 | #344 | 702 |
| 1970 | #170 | 1,954 |
| 1960 | #99 | 4,875 |
| 1950 | #67 | 5,491 |
| 1940 | #54 | 4,418 |
| 1930 | #81 | 3,154 |
| 1920 | #471 | 208 |
| 1910 | #822 | 28 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joanne, counting every spelling?
Joanne is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,535 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,630 for Joanne on its own. Together these spellings went to 120 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne | 66 | #2,630 | 355 |
| Joann | 54 | #3,049 | 294 |
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 Joanne?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joanne (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joanne 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 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joanne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joanne?
About 132,000 people born in the US named Joanne are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 61 and 78. That makes Joanne a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Joanne by state
How common Joanne was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 42 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 Joanne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joanne, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Joanne · Sibling names for Joanne
Questions about the name Joanne
What does Joanne mean?
Joanne means “from Joanna, or Jo + Anne” (English, French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Joanne?
Joanne was the 2630th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 44th; the most babies were born in 1947 (6,062). Over the last ten years it has moved down 610 places. More babies were named Joanne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Joanne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joanne in the US.
Where is Joanne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joanne was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania.