Girls' name · since 1945
Joani
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 620 babies named Joani, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 620
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Joani currently ranks #8930 among girls' names in America, with 620 babies recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joani has been recorded 620 times among girls since 1945, currently ranked #8930 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #10,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,930 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 620 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joani ranks #10,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,930 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 620 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 620
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Joani's 620 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Joani compares
620 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joani's all-time total is 65% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 620 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joani's full recorded timeline at 1978, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Joani by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (156 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Joani's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Joani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
156 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 156 births (25% of all-time use).
How Joani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joani's total volume
Joani by state
Where Joani concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
10 of 620 births nationwide.
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What to do with Joani's data
- Joani's decade-level peak was the 1960s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joanis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Joani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1945–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Joani 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 August 2026.