US rank #4295 Unisex name Peak 2024 53 births

Joa — #4295 US boys' name

53 babies named Joa in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s43
#4295
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Joa was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Joa in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joa

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Joa between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joa currently holds the #4295 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Joa is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 47 additional births since 1953.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joa performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

53

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,295

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joa popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
051015202530 202420232022202020162013 5

Joa popularity over time — girls

47 total births recorded since 1953 (Joa as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 47 births
4681012 2024202320211974195819561953 10

Joa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
43 births that decade — 81% of Joa's all-time total
2010s102020s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joa?
53 babies have been named Joa since 2013. It currently ranks #4295 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Joa most popular?
Joa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Joa a unisex name?
Yes, Joa is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 53 births, and as a girl's name it has 47 births.
How long has the name Joa been used?
Joa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joaquin, Joan, Joao, Joachim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2013–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.