Total births
28
Girls' name · since 2005
Joanah
Joanah has 28 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 28
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
28 girls have been named Joanah since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Joanah recorded 28 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- 28 total births
- 2005–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Joanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joanah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joanah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Joanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Joanah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Joanah's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Joanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Joanah? ▼
Joanah has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 7 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Joanah go back to 2005, giving 21 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Joanah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joanah: Baby Name Since 2005 - 28 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joanah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joanah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.