Recorded 2005–2025 Girls' name Peak 2020 28 births

Joanah — girls' name

28 babies named Joanah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s112020s12

The verdict

28 girls have been named Joanah since 2005, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

28
total births
2005–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Joanah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

7 babies were named Joanah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Joanah between 2005 and 2025, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joanah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joanah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joanah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joanah 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 28 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.

Joanah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

28

Since 2005

21 years of records

Peak year

2020

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2005

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2025

Joanah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2005

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Joanah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 43% of Joanah's all-time total
2000s52010s112020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joanah?
28 babies have been named Joanah since 2005. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Joanah most popular?
Joanah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Joanah been used?
Joanah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Joanah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joan, Joanne, Joann, Joanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2005–2025 (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.