Boys' name · since 1918
Joao
Joao has 2,353 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,473 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,353
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,353 babies have been named Joao since 1918, making it today's #1473 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Joao recorded 2,353 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #1473 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #2,988 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,473 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,353 born since 1918
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joao ranks #2,988 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,473 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,353 born since 1918, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,473 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,353
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Joao's 2,353 recorded births place it above 93.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Massachusetts.
How Joao compares
2,353 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joao's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joao | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joao's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joao splits its recorded history at 1993: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joao popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Joao by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (614 births, 26% of the file).
2020s was Joao's strongest decade.
614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Joao births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 231
1970s
231 births
- 1980s 201
1980s
201 births
- 1990s
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
530 births
- 2010s
2010s
465 births
- 2020s
2020s
614 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 614 births (26% of all-time use).
How Joao compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Joao's total volume
Joao by state
Where Joao concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 309 | 13.1% |
| #2 | California | | 305 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 180 | 7.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 167 | 7.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 133 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 93 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 32 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 1.3% |
309 of 2,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Joao appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Massachusetts records the most Joaos (309 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joao: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Joao 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.