Girls' name · since 1917
Joeann
Joeann has 1,283 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1941 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,283
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Joeann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,283 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joeann has been recorded 1,283 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2006.
- #6,342 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,283 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joeann ranks #6,342 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,283 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,283
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Joeann's 1,283 recorded births place it above 91.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Joeann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joeann splits its recorded history at 1959: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joeann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2006
- Peak year (1941)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Joeann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (298 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Joeann's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Joeann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 84
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
289 births
- 1940s
1940s
298 births
- 1950s
1950s
215 births
- 1960s
1960s
168 births
- 1970s 94
1970s
94 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 298 births (23% of all-time use).
How Joeann 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 Joeann's total volume
Joeann by state
Where Joeann concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
6 of 1,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Joeann's data
- Joeann's decade-level peak was the 1940s (298 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Joeanns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Joeann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1917–2006 (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 Joeann 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.