Girls' name · since 1957

Joannette

Joannette has 10 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

Joannette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1957.

Joannette has 10 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1971.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Joannette's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Joannette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Joannette splits its recorded history at 1971: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births).

Joannette popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1957)
5
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
5 19571971 5

Joannette by decade

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

1950s was Joannette's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Joannette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joannette?
Joannette has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1971. 5 babies were born in 1957, its single highest year.
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?
Records for Joannette go back to 1957, giving 15 years of history 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.

What to do with Joannette's data

  • Joannette's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1957–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Joannette: Baby Name Since 1957 - 10 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joannette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Joannette 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 July 2026.