US rank #15465 Girls' name Peak 1954 1,586 births

Joannie — #15465 US girls' name

1,586 babies named Joannie in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15465
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Joannie was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

50 babies were named Joannie in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joannie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,586 babies named Joannie between 1928 and 2024, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joannie currently holds the #15465 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joannie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 343 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Joannie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Joannie in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joannie 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 1,586 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.

Joannie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,586

Since 1928

97 years of records

Peak year

1954

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#15,465

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1928

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joannie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1928

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1954)
50
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Joannie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
343 births that decade — 22% of Joannie's all-time total
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Joannie by state

Where Joannie concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joannie
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%
New York share of Joannie's total US births 4.1%
Even split

65 of 1,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Joannie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joannie?
1,586 babies have been named Joannie since 1928. It currently ranks #15465 among girls. The peak year was 1954 with 50 births.
When was Joannie most popular?
Joannie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Joannie most popular?
The top states for the name Joannie are New York (65 births), California (33 births), North Carolina (15 births).
How long has the name Joannie been used?
Joannie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 97 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joannie?
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, 1928–2024 (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.