Recorded 1957–1971 Girls' name Peak 1957 10 births

Joannette — girls' name

10 babies named Joannette in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s5

The verdict

10 girls have been named Joannette since 1957, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1971.

10
total births
1957–1971
years on record
1950s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Joannette was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

5 babies were named Joannette in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joannette

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Joannette between 1957 and 1971, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joannette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joannette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joannette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joannette 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 10 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.

Joannette at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

10

Since 1957

15 years of records

Peak year

1957

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1957

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1971

Joannette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1957

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1957)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 19711957 5

Joannette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Joannette's all-time total
1950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joannette?
10 babies have been named Joannette since 1957. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1957 with 5 births.
When was Joannette most popular?
Joannette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Joannette been used?
Joannette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 15 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Joannette?
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.

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, 1957–1971 (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.