Total births
367
Girls' name · since 1936
Joanette
367 babies named Joanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 367
- total births
- 1936–1986
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Joanette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 367 have been recorded since 1936.
Joanette has 367 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1986.
- 367 total births
- 1936–1986 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
367 girls have been named Joanette since 1936, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1986.
- 367
- total births
- 1936–1986
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Joanette was born in this single decade.
1961
Single peak year
21 babies were named Joanette in 1961 - its busiest year on record.
Joanette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joanette's full recorded timeline at 1957, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joanette at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1961
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1936
Joanette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1986
- Peak year (1961)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Joanette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Joanette's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Joanette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s
1960s
126 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 126 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Joanette? ▼
Since 1936, Social Security records show 367 babies named Joanette. The most recent recorded year was 1986. Its busiest year on record was 1961, with 21 births.
When was Joanette most popular? ▼
Joanette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Joanette been used? ▼
Joanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 51 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Joanette? ▼
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.
What to do with Joanette's data
- Joanette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1936–1986 (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. "Joanette: Baby Name Since 1936 - 367 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joanette. 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 Joanette 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.