US rank #13618 Girls' name Peak 2018 430 births

Joannah — #13618 US girls' name

430 babies named Joannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s71970s601980s741990s542000s932010s982020s39
#13618
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Joannah was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

15 babies were named Joannah in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joannah

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Joannah between 1941 and 2024, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joannah currently holds the #13618 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joannah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Joannah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joannah 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 430 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.

Joannah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

430

Since 1941

84 years of records

Peak year

2018

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,618

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1941

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1941

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
15
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Joannah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
98 births that decade — 23% of Joannah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joannah?
430 babies have been named Joannah since 1941. It currently ranks #13618 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 15 births.
When was Joannah most popular?
Joannah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Joannah been used?
Joannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 84 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joannah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.