Joani — #15507 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Joani

The Social Security Administration has registered 609 babies named Joani between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joani currently holds the #15507 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joani performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Joani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joani 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 609 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.