Recorded 1930–1968 Girls' name Peak 1941 137 births

Joeanne — girls' name

137 babies named Joeanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s351940s461950s341960s22
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Joeanne was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

9 babies were named Joeanne in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joeanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Joeanne between 1930 and 1968, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joeanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joeanne performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joeanne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joeanne 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 137 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.

Joeanne at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

137

Since 1930

39 years of records

Peak year

1941

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1930

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1968

Joeanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1930

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1941)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
45678910 196819601956195119441941193719331930 6

Joeanne by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
46 births that decade — 34% of Joeanne's all-time total
1930s351940s461950s341960s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joeanne?
137 babies have been named Joeanne since 1930. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1941 with 9 births.
When was Joeanne most popular?
Joeanne was most popular in the 1940s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Joeanne been used?
Joeanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 39 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Joeanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joelle, Joe, Joey, Joellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1930–1968 (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.