Fun Facts About the Name Joanne
- An established favorite: Joanne held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 31 consecutive years, from 1930 through 1960.
- More than 212 thousand babies named Joanne: U.S. records list 212,473 babies given the name Joanne from 1880 through 2025. Even 504 boys received the name Joanne - about 1 boy for every 421 girls.
What Does the Name Joanne Mean?
Joanne is a feminine name meaning "God is gracious." It comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, which combines a shortened form of the divine name YHWH with the root ḥanan, "to show favor" or "be gracious." The name reached English through Greek and Latin: the Greek New Testament has the feminine Ioanna (Ἰωάννα), Latin has Iohanna or Joanna, and from these came English Joanne along with close relatives such as Joanna, Joan, Jane, and Jean. Joanne is usually treated as a variant of Joanna rather than a separate root; despite its spelling, it is not a compound of Jo and Anne. The literal Hebrew sense is closer to "YHWH has been gracious," while "God is gracious" is the customary English rendering.
Joanne Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Yochanan, which also produced the masculine John, had a Greek feminine form Ioanna (Ἰωάννα). In the Gospel of Luke, Joanna is named among the women who followed Jesus and supported his ministry. Latin Christian usage adopted Iohanna or Joanna. In medieval France, the usual feminine form of Jean was Jeanne (also Jehanne), while English developed Joan. The spelling Joanne is a later form related to Joanna; it may have entered English from French, where Joanne also occurs, but it is not the biblical or medieval English form. It is used as a given name in English-speaking countries and also occurs in French, though Jeanne remains the more common French equivalent. Christian naming traditions produced many saints and queens named Joan, Jeanne, and Joanna, but Joanne itself is a later variant rather than the name of a major early saint or biblical figure.
How Popular is the Name Joanne?
Joanne remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1930 to 1960. Its highest annual birth count was in 1947, and people born that year turn 79 in 2026.
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 | #2,630 | 66 | 0.0041% |
| 2024 | #2,583 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #2,531 | 70 | 0.0044% |
| 2022 | #2,306 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 2021 | #2,520 | 70 | 0.0043% |
| 2020 | #2,427 | 72 | 0.0045% |
| 2019 | #1,963 | 99 | 0.0059% |
| 2018 | #2,121 | 90 | 0.0053% |
| 2017 | #1,869 | 109 | 0.0063% |
| 2016 | #2,073 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 2015 | #2,020 | 98 | 0.0055% |
| 2014 | #1,800 | 114 | 0.0064% |
| 2013 | #2,039 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 2012 | #1,932 | 102 | 0.0058% |
| 2011 | #2,076 | 93 | 0.0053% |
| 2010 | #1,951 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 2009 | #1,907 | 110 | 0.0060% |
| 2008 | #1,724 | 129 | 0.0068% |
| 2007 | #1,547 | 148 | 0.0077% |
| 2006 | #1,550 | 141 | 0.0074% |
| 2005 | #1,439 | 148 | 0.0080% |
| 2004 | #1,214 | 184 | 0.0100% |
| 2003 | #1,206 | 177 | 0.0097% |
| 2002 | #1,182 | 174 | 0.0097% |
| 2001 | #1,124 | 188 | 0.0104% |
| 2000 | #944 | 226 | 0.0124% |
| 1999 | #981 | 211 | 0.0119% |
| 1998 | #893 | 236 | 0.0134% |
| 1997 | #837 | 248 | 0.0142% |
| 1996 | #788 | 264 | 0.0151% |
| 1995 | #745 | 274 | 0.0156% |
| 1994 | #729 | 286 | 0.0160% |
| 1993 | #659 | 338 | 0.0187% |
| 1992 | #672 | 328 | 0.0178% |
| 1991 | #581 | 398 | 0.0212% |
| 1990 | #562 | 418 | 0.0220% |
| 1989 | #509 | 461 | 0.0250% |
| 1988 | #511 | 431 | 0.0242% |
| 1987 | #468 | 466 | 0.0268% |
| 1986 | #468 | 459 | 0.0268% |
| 1985 | #420 | 525 | 0.0305% |
| 1984 | #415 | 511 | 0.0303% |
| 1983 | #390 | 564 | 0.0338% |
| 1982 | #368 | 632 | 0.0373% |
| 1981 | #345 | 678 | 0.0406% |
| 1980 | #344 | 702 | 0.0423% |
| 1979 | #317 | 757 | 0.0472% |
| 1978 | #315 | 732 | 0.0478% |
| 1977 | #271 | 917 | 0.0598% |
| 1976 | #249 | 945 | 0.0645% |
| 1975 | #217 | 1,137 | 0.0780% |
| 1974 | #202 | 1,254 | 0.0854% |
| 1973 | #197 | 1,299 | 0.0891% |
| 1972 | #207 | 1,347 | 0.0885% |
| 1971 | #188 | 1,654 | 0.0994% |
| 1970 | #170 | 1,954 | 0.1118% |
| 1969 | #156 | 2,083 | 0.1235% |
| 1968 | #154 | 2,132 | 0.1300% |
| 1967 | #147 | 2,340 | 0.1417% |
| 1966 | #132 | 2,727 | 0.1612% |
| 1965 | #121 | 3,149 | 0.1784% |
| 1964 | #116 | 3,574 | 0.1886% |
| 1963 | #114 | 3,857 | 0.2001% |
| 1962 | #114 | 4,011 | 0.2040% |
| 1961 | #102 | 4,616 | 0.2287% |
| 1960 | #99 | 4,875 | 0.2411% |
| 1959 | #92 | 5,347 | 0.2642% |
| 1958 | #80 | 5,928 | 0.2947% |
| 1957 | #94 | 5,111 | 0.2499% |
| 1956 | #99 | 4,671 | 0.2327% |
| 1955 | #88 | 4,988 | 0.2551% |
| 1954 | #78 | 5,435 | 0.2799% |
| 1953 | #71 | 5,890 | 0.3131% |
| 1952 | #78 | 5,351 | 0.2886% |
| 1951 | #73 | 5,358 | 0.2975% |
| 1950 | #67 | 5,491 | 0.3205% |
| 1949 | #61 | 5,746 | 0.3359% |
| 1948 | #65 | 5,499 | 0.3239% |
| 1947 | #56 | 6,063 | 0.3420% |
| 1946 | #57 | 5,505 | 0.3503% |
| 1945 | #53 | 4,617 | 0.3532% |
| 1944 | #54 | 4,530 | 0.3413% |
| 1943 | #49 | 5,269 | 0.3776% |
| 1942 | #48 | 5,342 | 0.3955% |
| 1941 | #54 | 4,665 | 0.3861% |
| 1940 | #54 | 4,418 | 0.3864% |
| 1939 | #53 | 4,225 | 0.3853% |
| 1938 | #57 | 4,250 | 0.3852% |
| 1937 | #51 | 4,332 | 0.4071% |
| 1936 | #48 | 4,305 | 0.4138% |
| 1935 | #44 | 4,565 | 0.4354% |
| 1934 | #45 | 4,543 | 0.4351% |
| 1933 | #56 | 3,719 | 0.3690% |
| 1932 | #62 | 3,730 | 0.3495% |
| 1931 | #68 | 3,757 | 0.3529% |
| 1930 | #81 | 3,154 | 0.2801% |
| 1929 | #101 | 2,497 | 0.2236% |
| 1928 | #142 | 1,649 | 0.1430% |
| 1927 | #181 | 1,159 | 0.0972% |
| 1926 | #206 | 944 | 0.0796% |
| 1925 | #262 | 636 | 0.0522% |
| 1924 | #306 | 475 | 0.0380% |
| 1923 | #359 | 342 | 0.0283% |
| 1922 | #422 | 248 | 0.0206% |
| 1921 | #453 | 233 | 0.0189% |
| 1920 | #471 | 208 | 0.0174% |
| 1919 | #582 | 144 | 0.0127% |
| 1918 | #537 | 171 | 0.0148% |
| 1917 | #637 | 114 | 0.0105% |
| 1916 | #624 | 118 | 0.0113% |
| 1915 | #727 | 84 | 0.0085% |
| 1914 | #782 | 55 | 0.0072% |
| 1913 | #729 | 52 | 0.0083% |
| 1912 | #853 | 35 | 0.0063% |
| 1911 | #887 | 24 | 0.0057% |
| 1910 | #822 | 28 | 0.0071% |
| 1909 | #1,032 | 16 | 0.0046% |
| 1908 | #927 | 19 | 0.0057% |
| 1907 | #885 | 19 | 0.0060% |
| 1905 | #1,036 | 14 | 0.0048% |
| 1904 | #1,421 | 8 | 0.0029% |
| 1903 | #1,259 | 9 | 0.0034% |
| 1902 | #1,380 | 8 | 0.0030% |
| 1895 | #1,711 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1893 | #1,352 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1888 | #1,378 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #9,704 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,744 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1986 | #5,615 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,424 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,758 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,311 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,100 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,381 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,703 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,169 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,191 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,656 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,866 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #2,876 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #2,544 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #3,443 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,826 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,441 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,967 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,729 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,720 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #2,323 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,362 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,364 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #4,077 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,977 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,495 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,703 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,272 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #2,437 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,764 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #1,731 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1944 | #2,253 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #2,339 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #1,560 | 21 | 0.0015% |
| 1941 | #2,766 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #1,714 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1939 | #1,555 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1938 | #2,132 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #1,472 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1936 | #1,684 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1935 | #1,686 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1934 | #1,639 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1933 | #1,872 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1932 | #2,252 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #2,394 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #2,696 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #3,229 | 8 | 0.0007% |
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 Joanne 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 are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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