Girls' name · since 1891
Joann
156,892 babies named Joann in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 156,892
- born since 1891
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joann is the #3031 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 156,892 recorded since 1891.
Social Security Administration records show Joann recorded 156,892 times among girls since 1891, holding rank #3031 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,031 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 156,892 born since 1891
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joann ranks #256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,031 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 156,892 born since 1891, peaking in the 1940s.
- #256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 156,892
- born since 1891
- 1940s
- peak decade
Joann's 156,892 recorded births place it above 99.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Joann compares
156,892 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Joann's all-time total is 417x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 156,892 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,506 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joann's full recorded timeline at 1961, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 4,506 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joann popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 4,506
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Joann popularity over time - boys
564 total births recorded since 1926 (Joann as boys' name)
Joann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (40,015 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Joann's strongest decade.
40,015 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Joann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 102
1900s
102 births
- 1910s 593
1910s
593 births
- 1920s 5,572
1920s
5,572 births
- 1930s
1930s
34,698 births
- 1940s
1940s
40,015 births
- 1950s
1950s
32,677 births
- 1960s
1960s
24,875 births
- 1970s 9,824
1970s
9,824 births
- 1980s 4,277
1980s
4,277 births
- 1990s 2,057
1990s
2,057 births
- 2000s 1,112
2000s
1,112 births
- 2010s 711
2010s
711 births
- 2020s 357
2020s
357 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 40,015 births (26% of all-time use).
How Joann 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 Joann's total volume
Joann by state
Where Joann concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17,127 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12,476 | 8.0% |
| #3 | California | | 9,450 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 8,955 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 8,804 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 8,164 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 7,444 | 4.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 6,941 | 4.4% |
17,127 of 156,892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Joann appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joann's data
- Joann's decade-level peak was the 1940s (40,015 total births); usage has since declined to 357 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Joanns (17,127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Joann 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.