Baby names
How popular is the name Joan?
In 2025, 222 baby girls in the U.S. were named Joan, the 1085th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1932, when 21,044 girls got the name. 481,238 girls have been named Joan since 1880. It was also given to 232 boys in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#1,085
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
222
girls named Joan
Peak year
1932
21,044 girls
Girls named Joan each year since 1880
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The numbers for Joan (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 222 |
| 2024 | 188 |
| 2023 | 165 |
| 2022 | 161 |
| 2021 | 158 |
| 2020 | 137 |
| 2019 | 134 |
| 2018 | 118 |
| 2017 | 128 |
| 2016 | 112 |
| 2015 | 99 |
| 2014 | 75 |
| 2013 | 72 |
| 2012 | 79 |
| 2011 | 63 |
| 2010 | 61 |
| 2009 | 70 |
| 2008 | 68 |
| 2007 | 67 |
| 2006 | 80 |
| 2005 | 105 |
| 2004 | 94 |
| 2003 | 104 |
| 2002 | 111 |
| 2001 | 141 |
| 2000 | 163 |
| 1999 | 125 |
| 1998 | 129 |
| 1997 | 144 |
| 1996 | 135 |
| 1995 | 161 |
| 1994 | 171 |
| 1993 | 214 |
| 1992 | 252 |
| 1991 | 256 |
| 1990 | 271 |
| 1989 | 280 |
| 1988 | 280 |
| 1987 | 281 |
| 1986 | 284 |
| 1985 | 316 |
| 1984 | 327 |
| 1983 | 347 |
| 1982 | 360 |
| 1981 | 403 |
| 1980 | 422 |
| 1979 | 401 |
| 1978 | 419 |
| 1977 | 433 |
| 1976 | 462 |
| 1975 | 550 |
| 1974 | 577 |
| 1973 | 579 |
| 1972 | 729 |
| 1971 | 1,022 |
| 1970 | 1,308 |
| 1969 | 1,566 |
| 1968 | 1,783 |
| 1967 | 2,305 |
| 1966 | 2,721 |
| 1965 | 3,279 |
| 1964 | 4,149 |
| 1963 | 4,562 |
| 1962 | 4,879 |
| 1961 | 5,551 |
| 1960 | 5,881 |
| 1959 | 6,337 |
| 1958 | 6,785 |
| 1957 | 7,584 |
| 1956 | 8,080 |
| 1955 | 8,557 |
| 1954 | 9,521 |
| 1953 | 9,774 |
| 1952 | 10,278 |
| 1951 | 9,403 |
| 1950 | 8,860 |
| 1949 | 9,206 |
| 1948 | 9,275 |
| 1947 | 11,277 |
| 1946 | 11,218 |
| 1945 | 10,394 |
| 1944 | 11,920 |
| 1943 | 13,232 |
| 1942 | 14,514 |
| 1941 | 13,380 |
| 1940 | 13,292 |
| 1939 | 14,143 |
| 1938 | 14,303 |
| 1937 | 15,301 |
| 1936 | 17,072 |
| 1935 | 18,220 |
| 1934 | 19,465 |
| 1933 | 19,294 |
| 1932 | 21,044 |
| 1931 | 19,119 |
| 1930 | 15,478 |
| 1929 | 11,666 |
| 1928 | 7,854 |
| 1927 | 6,032 |
| 1926 | 4,995 |
| 1925 | 4,030 |
| 1924 | 3,023 |
| 1923 | 2,304 |
| 1922 | 2,010 |
| 1921 | 1,790 |
| 1920 | 1,647 |
| 1919 | 1,247 |
| 1918 | 1,384 |
| 1917 | 1,048 |
| 1916 | 823 |
| 1915 | 784 |
| 1914 | 578 |
| 1913 | 411 |
| 1912 | 317 |
| 1911 | 233 |
| 1910 | 196 |
| 1909 | 142 |
| 1908 | 104 |
| 1907 | 109 |
| 1906 | 94 |
| 1905 | 104 |
| 1904 | 73 |
| 1903 | 63 |
| 1902 | 65 |
| 1901 | 52 |
| 1900 | 57 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1898 | 40 |
| 1897 | 33 |
| 1896 | 31 |
| 1895 | 28 |
| 1894 | 21 |
| 1893 | 22 |
| 1892 | 32 |
| 1891 | 14 |
| 1890 | 18 |
| 1889 | 21 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1881 | 6 |
| 1880 | 12 |
Boys named Joan each year since 1880
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The numbers for Joan (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 232 |
| 2024 | 220 |
| 2023 | 200 |
| 2022 | 201 |
| 2021 | 185 |
| 2020 | 172 |
| 2019 | 165 |
| 2018 | 178 |
| 2017 | 172 |
| 2016 | 188 |
| 2015 | 170 |
| 2014 | 150 |
| 2013 | 168 |
| 2012 | 140 |
| 2011 | 144 |
| 2010 | 150 |
| 2009 | 178 |
| 2008 | 173 |
| 2007 | 217 |
| 2006 | 188 |
| 2005 | 173 |
| 2004 | 161 |
| 2003 | 139 |
| 2002 | 221 |
| 2001 | 186 |
| 2000 | 170 |
| 1999 | 92 |
| 1998 | 91 |
| 1997 | 113 |
| 1996 | 66 |
| 1995 | 41 |
| 1994 | 43 |
| 1993 | 46 |
| 1992 | 43 |
| 1991 | 38 |
| 1990 | 46 |
| 1989 | 36 |
| 1988 | 37 |
| 1987 | 33 |
| 1986 | 26 |
| 1985 | 23 |
| 1984 | 19 |
| 1983 | 15 |
| 1982 | 23 |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1980 | 18 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1978 | 14 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1976 | 13 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1974 | 17 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1972 | 14 |
| 1971 | 17 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1969 | 14 |
| 1968 | 30 |
| 1967 | 15 |
| 1966 | 17 |
| 1965 | 19 |
| 1964 | 30 |
| 1963 | 26 |
| 1962 | 22 |
| 1961 | 20 |
| 1960 | 28 |
| 1959 | 32 |
| 1958 | 20 |
| 1957 | 31 |
| 1956 | 25 |
| 1955 | 32 |
| 1954 | 29 |
| 1953 | 29 |
| 1952 | 25 |
| 1951 | 22 |
| 1950 | 28 |
| 1949 | 39 |
| 1948 | 19 |
| 1947 | 26 |
| 1946 | 29 |
| 1945 | 24 |
| 1944 | 53 |
| 1943 | 53 |
| 1942 | 67 |
| 1941 | 75 |
| 1940 | 63 |
| 1939 | 65 |
| 1938 | 71 |
| 1937 | 88 |
| 1936 | 80 |
| 1935 | 90 |
| 1934 | 85 |
| 1933 | 64 |
| 1932 | 88 |
| 1931 | 81 |
| 1930 | 68 |
| 1929 | 55 |
| 1928 | 36 |
| 1927 | 33 |
| 1926 | 27 |
| 1925 | 27 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1922 | 16 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1920 | 16 |
| 1919 | 16 |
| 1918 | 9 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.