Joan
Boy and girl name · French origin
Joan meaning
God is gracious
Joan at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (girl)
- French
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,012 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,237 in 2024
Joan popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1920 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1930 | #777 | 68 |
| 1935 | #618 | 90 |
| 1940 | #782 | 63 |
| 1950 | #1,365 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,618 | 18 |
| 1990 | #1,730 | 46 |
| 2000 | #911 | 170 |
| 2010 | #1,195 | 150 |
| 2020 | #1,134 | 172 |
| 2024 | #1,012 | 220 |
All 114 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1911 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1914 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1915 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1916 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1918 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1919 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1920 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1921 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1922 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1923 | #1,874 | 18 |
| 1924 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1925 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1926 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1927 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1928 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1929 | #900 | 55 |
| 1930 | #777 | 68 |
| 1931 | #664 | 81 |
| 1932 | #644 | 88 |
| 1933 | #762 | 64 |
| 1934 | #655 | 85 |
| 1935 | #618 | 90 |
| 1936 | #653 | 80 |
| 1937 | #619 | 88 |
| 1938 | #724 | 71 |
| 1939 | #745 | 65 |
| 1940 | #782 | 63 |
| 1941 | #713 | 75 |
| 1942 | #786 | 67 |
| 1943 | #917 | 53 |
| 1944 | #870 | 53 |
| 1945 | #1,349 | 24 |
| 1946 | #1,299 | 29 |
| 1947 | #1,449 | 26 |
| 1948 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1949 | #1,128 | 39 |
| 1950 | #1,365 | 28 |
| 1951 | #1,598 | 22 |
| 1952 | #1,517 | 25 |
| 1953 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1954 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1955 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1956 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1957 | #1,412 | 31 |
| 1958 | #1,767 | 20 |
| 1959 | #1,386 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 29 |
| 1961 | #1,874 | 19 |
| 1962 | #1,713 | 22 |
| 1963 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1964 | #1,435 | 30 |
| 1965 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1966 | #1,893 | 17 |
| 1967 | #2,029 | 15 |
| 1968 | #1,428 | 30 |
| 1969 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1970 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1971 | #2,278 | 17 |
| 1972 | #2,533 | 14 |
| 1973 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1974 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1975 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1976 | #2,947 | 13 |
| 1977 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1978 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1979 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,618 | 18 |
| 1981 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1982 | #2,206 | 23 |
| 1983 | #2,913 | 15 |
| 1984 | #2,530 | 19 |
| 1985 | #2,294 | 23 |
| 1986 | #2,161 | 26 |
| 1987 | #1,896 | 33 |
| 1988 | #1,815 | 37 |
| 1989 | #1,993 | 36 |
| 1990 | #1,730 | 46 |
| 1991 | #1,982 | 38 |
| 1992 | #1,884 | 43 |
| 1993 | #1,824 | 46 |
| 1994 | #1,928 | 43 |
| 1995 | #2,026 | 41 |
| 1996 | #1,517 | 66 |
| 1997 | #1,116 | 113 |
| 1998 | #1,301 | 91 |
| 1999 | #1,311 | 92 |
| 2000 | #911 | 170 |
| 2001 | #863 | 186 |
| 2002 | #781 | 221 |
| 2003 | #1,103 | 139 |
| 2004 | #1,016 | 161 |
| 2005 | #994 | 173 |
| 2006 | #985 | 188 |
| 2007 | #912 | 217 |
| 2008 | #1,081 | 173 |
| 2009 | #1,059 | 178 |
| 2010 | #1,195 | 150 |
| 2011 | #1,212 | 144 |
| 2012 | #1,257 | 140 |
| 2013 | #1,100 | 168 |
| 2014 | #1,218 | 150 |
| 2015 | #1,124 | 170 |
| 2016 | #1,049 | 188 |
| 2017 | #1,116 | 172 |
| 2018 | #1,101 | 178 |
| 2019 | #1,171 | 165 |
| 2020 | #1,134 | 172 |
| 2021 | #1,112 | 185 |
| 2022 | #1,083 | 201 |
| 2023 | #1,079 | 200 |
| 2024 | #1,012 | 220 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #492 | 12 |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 |
| 1900 | #440 | 57 |
| 1910 | #277 | 196 |
| 1920 | #143 | 1,647 |
| 1930 | #8 | 15,478 |
| 1932 | #5 | 21,044 |
| 1940 | #14 | 13,292 |
| 1950 | #40 | 8,860 |
| 1960 | #80 | 5,880 |
| 1970 | #240 | 1,308 |
| 1980 | #490 | 422 |
| 1990 | #761 | 271 |
| 2000 | #1,216 | 163 |
| 2010 | #2,841 | 61 |
| 2020 | #1,543 | 137 |
| 2024 | #1,237 | 188 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #492 | 12 |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 |
| 1889 | #555 | 21 |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 |
| 1891 | #727 | 14 |
| 1892 | #479 | 32 |
| 1893 | #614 | 22 |
| 1894 | #643 | 21 |
| 1895 | #565 | 28 |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 |
| 1897 | #509 | 33 |
| 1898 | #486 | 40 |
| 1899 | #578 | 28 |
| 1900 | #440 | 57 |
| 1901 | #414 | 52 |
| 1902 | #387 | 65 |
| 1903 | #400 | 63 |
| 1904 | #385 | 73 |
| 1905 | #332 | 104 |
| 1906 | #342 | 94 |
| 1907 | #335 | 109 |
| 1908 | #353 | 104 |
| 1909 | #302 | 142 |
| 1910 | #277 | 196 |
| 1911 | #254 | 233 |
| 1912 | #250 | 317 |
| 1913 | #238 | 411 |
| 1914 | #217 | 578 |
| 1915 | #210 | 784 |
| 1916 | #211 | 823 |
| 1917 | #182 | 1,048 |
| 1918 | #160 | 1,384 |
| 1919 | #174 | 1,247 |
| 1920 | #143 | 1,647 |
| 1921 | #142 | 1,790 |
| 1922 | #127 | 2,010 |
| 1923 | #117 | 2,304 |
| 1924 | #95 | 3,023 |
| 1925 | #66 | 4,030 |
| 1926 | #51 | 4,995 |
| 1927 | #41 | 6,032 |
| 1928 | #27 | 7,854 |
| 1929 | #13 | 11,666 |
| 1930 | #8 | 15,478 |
| 1931 | #5 | 19,119 |
| 1932 | #5 | 21,044 |
| 1933 | #5 | 19,294 |
| 1934 | #7 | 19,465 |
| 1935 | #7 | 18,221 |
| 1936 | #7 | 17,071 |
| 1937 | #9 | 15,301 |
| 1938 | #10 | 14,303 |
| 1939 | #11 | 14,143 |
| 1940 | #14 | 13,292 |
| 1941 | #17 | 13,380 |
| 1942 | #18 | 14,514 |
| 1943 | #21 | 13,232 |
| 1944 | #22 | 11,920 |
| 1945 | #25 | 10,394 |
| 1946 | #28 | 11,219 |
| 1947 | #30 | 11,276 |
| 1948 | #37 | 9,275 |
| 1949 | #36 | 9,206 |
| 1950 | #40 | 8,860 |
| 1951 | #39 | 9,403 |
| 1952 | #37 | 10,277 |
| 1953 | #37 | 9,774 |
| 1954 | #40 | 9,521 |
| 1955 | #46 | 8,557 |
| 1956 | #52 | 8,080 |
| 1957 | #60 | 7,584 |
| 1958 | #68 | 6,786 |
| 1959 | #76 | 6,337 |
| 1960 | #80 | 5,880 |
| 1961 | #89 | 5,551 |
| 1962 | #94 | 4,880 |
| 1963 | #95 | 4,562 |
| 1964 | #99 | 4,149 |
| 1965 | #116 | 3,279 |
| 1966 | #133 | 2,722 |
| 1967 | #149 | 2,304 |
| 1968 | #182 | 1,783 |
| 1969 | #200 | 1,566 |
| 1970 | #240 | 1,308 |
| 1971 | #280 | 1,022 |
| 1972 | #322 | 729 |
| 1973 | #367 | 579 |
| 1974 | #371 | 577 |
| 1975 | #378 | 550 |
| 1976 | #433 | 462 |
| 1977 | #456 | 433 |
| 1978 | #471 | 419 |
| 1979 | #502 | 401 |
| 1980 | #490 | 422 |
| 1981 | #499 | 403 |
| 1982 | #539 | 360 |
| 1983 | #540 | 347 |
| 1984 | #565 | 327 |
| 1985 | #601 | 316 |
| 1986 | #647 | 285 |
| 1987 | #665 | 280 |
| 1988 | #685 | 280 |
| 1989 | #707 | 280 |
| 1990 | #761 | 271 |
| 1991 | #800 | 256 |
| 1992 | #800 | 252 |
| 1993 | #902 | 214 |
| 1994 | #1,061 | 171 |
| 1995 | #1,100 | 161 |
| 1996 | #1,279 | 135 |
| 1997 | #1,240 | 144 |
| 1998 | #1,355 | 129 |
| 1999 | #1,408 | 125 |
| 2000 | #1,216 | 163 |
| 2001 | #1,356 | 141 |
| 2002 | #1,653 | 111 |
| 2003 | #1,801 | 104 |
| 2004 | #1,972 | 94 |
| 2005 | #1,849 | 105 |
| 2006 | #2,353 | 80 |
| 2007 | #2,710 | 67 |
| 2008 | #2,690 | 68 |
| 2009 | #2,614 | 70 |
| 2010 | #2,841 | 61 |
| 2011 | #2,762 | 63 |
| 2012 | #2,355 | 79 |
| 2013 | #2,483 | 72 |
| 2014 | #2,412 | 75 |
| 2015 | #1,996 | 99 |
| 2016 | #1,841 | 112 |
| 2017 | #1,675 | 128 |
| 2018 | #1,740 | 118 |
| 2019 | #1,584 | 134 |
| 2020 | #1,543 | 137 |
| 2021 | #1,384 | 158 |
| 2022 | #1,411 | 161 |
| 2023 | #1,360 | 165 |
| 2024 | #1,237 | 188 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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