Fun Facts About the Name Joann
- A favorite of earlier generations: Joann appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 19 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 1950 through 1950.
- More than 157 thousand babies named Joann: U.S. records list 157,451 babies given the name Joann from 1880 through 2025. Even 564 boys received the name Joann - about 1 boy for every 278 girls.
What Does the Name Joann Mean?
Joann is an English feminine given name meaning "God is gracious." It is a spelling variant of Joan or Joanne, both of which descend from the Latin Ioanna (also written Iohanna), the feminine of Ioannes. That Latin name comes from Greek Ἰωάννα (Ioanna), the feminine of Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), which in turn derives from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), a short form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehohanan). The Hebrew name is built from a form of the divine name YHWH and the verb ḥanan, "to be gracious," so its literal sense is "Yahweh is gracious" or "the Lord has been gracious"; "God is gracious" is the customary English rendering. Joann differs only in spelling from Joan and Joanne and is not a separate etymology. It should not be confused with the biblical spelling Joanna, though Joanna comes from the same Greek and Latin source.
Joann Name History & Origins
The name reaches English through a chain of translations. Greek Christians used Ἰωάννης for John and Ἰωάννα for its feminine form; Latin adopted these as Ioannes and Ioanna (later Iohannes, Iohanna). In the New Testament, the feminine form appears as Joanna, a disciple named among the women who followed Jesus and helped support his ministry (Luke 8:3). In medieval Latin the feminine was often written Johanna, and Old French developed forms such as Jehanne; English Joan emerged from these Latin and French forms and became a common given name in the Middle Ages.
Later English spellings multiplied. Joanne is another spelling of the same name, and Joann is an English variant that drops the final e. Unlike the two-part name Jo Ann, Joann is written as one word, though the two can sound the same. The name is also related to Joanna, Jane, Jean, and Joan, all of which developed from the same Hebrew, Greek, and Latin root; their individual histories are separate. Joann has been used as a given name in English as one spelling among several.
How Popular is the Name Joann?
Joann recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1942. Joann ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1931 through 1948, then returned in 1950 and remained through 1950.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,049 | 54 | 0.0034% |
| 2024 | #3,090 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 2023 | #3,116 | 53 | 0.0033% |
| 2022 | #2,372 | 78 | 0.0048% |
| 2021 | #2,974 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 2020 | #2,668 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 2019 | #2,736 | 62 | 0.0037% |
| 2018 | #2,410 | 75 | 0.0044% |
| 2017 | #2,414 | 75 | 0.0043% |
| 2016 | #2,549 | 70 | 0.0040% |
| 2015 | #2,179 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2014 | #2,523 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2013 | #2,615 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | #3,027 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2011 | #2,493 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2010 | #2,502 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 2009 | #2,080 | 98 | 0.0053% |
| 2008 | #2,257 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2007 | #2,010 | 102 | 0.0053% |
| 2006 | #2,055 | 96 | 0.0050% |
| 2005 | #1,936 | 99 | 0.0054% |
| 2004 | #1,673 | 116 | 0.0063% |
| 2003 | #1,546 | 125 | 0.0068% |
| 2002 | #1,590 | 117 | 0.0065% |
| 2001 | #1,432 | 132 | 0.0073% |
| 2000 | #1,349 | 140 | 0.0077% |
| 1999 | #1,345 | 132 | 0.0074% |
| 1998 | #1,151 | 164 | 0.0093% |
| 1997 | #1,095 | 172 | 0.0099% |
| 1996 | #1,089 | 170 | 0.0097% |
| 1995 | #1,008 | 184 | 0.0105% |
| 1994 | #944 | 197 | 0.0110% |
| 1993 | #885 | 219 | 0.0121% |
| 1992 | #868 | 228 | 0.0124% |
| 1991 | #746 | 279 | 0.0149% |
| 1990 | #684 | 312 | 0.0164% |
| 1989 | #660 | 310 | 0.0168% |
| 1988 | #604 | 331 | 0.0186% |
| 1987 | #564 | 355 | 0.0204% |
| 1986 | #552 | 369 | 0.0215% |
| 1985 | #509 | 399 | 0.0232% |
| 1984 | #464 | 451 | 0.0268% |
| 1983 | #457 | 448 | 0.0268% |
| 1982 | #430 | 509 | 0.0301% |
| 1981 | #426 | 506 | 0.0303% |
| 1980 | #385 | 599 | 0.0361% |
| 1979 | #357 | 635 | 0.0396% |
| 1978 | #364 | 586 | 0.0383% |
| 1977 | #324 | 726 | 0.0474% |
| 1976 | #287 | 801 | 0.0547% |
| 1975 | #258 | 938 | 0.0643% |
| 1974 | #242 | 1,058 | 0.0721% |
| 1973 | #244 | 1,040 | 0.0713% |
| 1972 | #247 | 1,100 | 0.0723% |
| 1971 | #220 | 1,380 | 0.0829% |
| 1970 | #205 | 1,558 | 0.0891% |
| 1969 | #196 | 1,635 | 0.0969% |
| 1968 | #190 | 1,676 | 0.1022% |
| 1967 | #178 | 1,794 | 0.1087% |
| 1966 | #164 | 2,117 | 0.1251% |
| 1965 | #158 | 2,395 | 0.1357% |
| 1964 | #148 | 2,736 | 0.1444% |
| 1963 | #151 | 2,652 | 0.1376% |
| 1962 | #137 | 3,112 | 0.1582% |
| 1961 | #137 | 3,349 | 0.1659% |
| 1960 | #131 | 3,410 | 0.1687% |
| 1959 | #130 | 3,457 | 0.1708% |
| 1958 | #122 | 3,700 | 0.1839% |
| 1957 | #137 | 3,057 | 0.1495% |
| 1956 | #139 | 3,003 | 0.1496% |
| 1955 | #136 | 2,935 | 0.1501% |
| 1954 | #129 | 3,063 | 0.1577% |
| 1953 | #121 | 3,171 | 0.1686% |
| 1952 | #116 | 3,266 | 0.1761% |
| 1951 | #104 | 3,422 | 0.1900% |
| 1950 | #98 | 3,600 | 0.2102% |
| 1949 | #101 | 3,523 | 0.2059% |
| 1948 | #94 | 3,799 | 0.2237% |
| 1947 | #89 | 4,276 | 0.2412% |
| 1946 | #90 | 3,945 | 0.2511% |
| 1945 | #80 | 3,465 | 0.2651% |
| 1944 | #65 | 3,974 | 0.2994% |
| 1943 | #60 | 4,463 | 0.3199% |
| 1942 | #58 | 4,506 | 0.3336% |
| 1941 | #58 | 4,275 | 0.3539% |
| 1940 | #63 | 3,790 | 0.3314% |
| 1939 | #57 | 3,993 | 0.3641% |
| 1938 | #68 | 3,710 | 0.3362% |
| 1937 | #58 | 3,936 | 0.3699% |
| 1936 | #55 | 3,886 | 0.3735% |
| 1935 | #53 | 3,913 | 0.3732% |
| 1934 | #50 | 4,149 | 0.3973% |
| 1933 | #72 | 3,209 | 0.3184% |
| 1932 | #79 | 3,115 | 0.2919% |
| 1931 | #90 | 2,655 | 0.2494% |
| 1930 | #118 | 2,131 | 0.1893% |
| 1929 | #144 | 1,550 | 0.1388% |
| 1928 | #201 | 1,001 | 0.0868% |
| 1927 | #226 | 784 | 0.0657% |
| 1926 | #267 | 622 | 0.0525% |
| 1925 | #305 | 470 | 0.0386% |
| 1924 | #343 | 386 | 0.0309% |
| 1923 | #417 | 257 | 0.0213% |
| 1922 | #479 | 206 | 0.0172% |
| 1921 | #586 | 153 | 0.0124% |
| 1920 | #600 | 143 | 0.0119% |
| 1919 | #726 | 93 | 0.0082% |
| 1918 | #675 | 113 | 0.0098% |
| 1917 | #740 | 90 | 0.0083% |
| 1916 | #807 | 72 | 0.0069% |
| 1915 | #815 | 65 | 0.0066% |
| 1914 | #762 | 58 | 0.0076% |
| 1913 | #971 | 31 | 0.0050% |
| 1912 | #1,092 | 23 | 0.0041% |
| 1911 | #819 | 28 | 0.0067% |
| 1910 | #986 | 20 | 0.0050% |
| 1909 | #1,082 | 15 | 0.0043% |
| 1908 | #1,026 | 16 | 0.0048% |
| 1907 | #1,453 | 9 | 0.0028% |
| 1906 | #1,071 | 13 | 0.0044% |
| 1905 | #2,080 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1904 | #1,420 | 8 | 0.0029% |
| 1903 | #1,166 | 10 | 0.0038% |
| 1902 | #1,100 | 11 | 0.0042% |
| 1901 | #1,566 | 6 | 0.0025% |
| 1900 | #1,368 | 9 | 0.0030% |
| 1899 | #1,498 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1894 | #1,589 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1893 | #1,529 | 5 | 0.0023% |
| 1891 | #1,269 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #13,102 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,977 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,401 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,464 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,759 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,285 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,284 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #7,841 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,202 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,524 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,648 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,982 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #7,660 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,757 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,744 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,987 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,259 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #4,547 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,702 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,795 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #2,977 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,438 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #2,149 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #2,542 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,543 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #2,362 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,832 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,797 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,169 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #3,424 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #2,924 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,764 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,081 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,296 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,076 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,994 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,546 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #2,898 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,148 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,696 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,227 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #1,990 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #1,658 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1943 | #2,227 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,204 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #1,855 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #1,499 | 21 | 0.0018% |
| 1939 | #1,677 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1938 | #2,036 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #1,873 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1936 | #2,124 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #1,984 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1934 | #1,534 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1933 | #2,290 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #2,050 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #2,393 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #3,801 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,757 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #4,517 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Joann Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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