Joao
Joao was the 1471st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1391st with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,411 places. More babies were named Joao in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,471 boys, up 459 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,353babies recorded
Joao popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,471 | 121 |
| 2020 | #1,930 | 76 |
| 2010 | #3,148 | 36 |
| 2000 | #2,358 | 41 |
| 1990 | #2,522 | 27 |
| 1980 | #1,930 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,091 | 19 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,630 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joao, counting every spelling?
Joao has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,394 for boys in 2025, against #1,471 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Joao?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joao (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joao 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 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joao.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joao?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Joao are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 6 and 30. That makes Joao 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.
Joao by state
How common Joao was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (6.2×), New Jersey (3.7×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Florida (1.8×). In 40 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 Joao: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joao, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joao
How popular is the name Joao?
Joao was the 1471st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1391st with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,411 places. More babies were named Joao in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Joao a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joao in the US.
Where is Joao most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joao was most common in Massachusetts (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by Connecticut and New Jersey.