Girls' name · since 1928
Joannie
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 1,586 babies named Joannie, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,586
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Joannie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,586 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Joannie recorded 1,586 times among girls since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2024.
- #5,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,586 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joannie ranks #5,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,586 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,586
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Joannie's 1,586 recorded births place it above 92.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Joannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joannie splits its recorded history at 1980: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joannie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2024
- Peak year (1954)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Joannie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (343 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Joannie's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Joannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 74
1940s
74 births
- 1950s
1950s
340 births
- 1960s
1960s
343 births
- 1970s
1970s
250 births
- 1980s
1980s
288 births
- 1990s 93
1990s
93 births
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 343 births (22% of all-time use).
How Joannie 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 Joannie's total volume
Joannie by state
Where Joannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 65 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 2.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
65 of 1,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Joannie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Joannie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Joannies (65 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Joannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1928–2024 (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 Joannie 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.