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Joanna Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Joanna?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Joanna, ranked the 212th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Joanna has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity ranking of #88 was reached in 1984 with 3,328 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Joanna was 15 in 1882.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Joanna occurred roughly during the years 1905-1908, 1909-1916, 1921-1926, 1927-1930, 1931-1934, 1939-1942, 1953-1959, 1966-1974, 1979-1984, and 2015-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1984-1987, 1989-1996, and 2006-2010.

For a number of years, the name Joanna has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Joanna for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Joanna?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Joanna is favored by many parents and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Joanna (Girl)Joanna (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,444 212 < 5 --
2017 1,344 236 < 5 --
2016 1,270 248 < 5 --
2015 1,061 305 < 5 --
2014 1,021 325 5 12,953
2013 945 343 < 5 --
2012 970 323 < 5 --
2011 975 323 < 5 --
2010 1,066 305 < 5 --
2009 1,106 301 5 13,371
2008 1,193 283 < 5 --
2007 1,391 252 < 5 --
2006 1,288 256 < 5 --
2005 1,167 284 < 5 --
2004 1,278 252 8 8,500
2003 1,302 252 6 10,174
2002 1,334 239 < 5 --
2001 1,555 206 5 11,386
2000 1,349 238 < 5 --
1999 1,325 238 7 8,264
1998 1,281 240 < 5 --
1997 1,409 208 < 5 --
1996 1,404 209 < 5 --
1995 1,596 186 8 6,659
1994 1,624 183 7 7,318
1993 1,639 177 11 5,174
1992 1,822 167 14 4,216
1991 1,950 152 11 4,927
1990 2,231 138 11 4,830
1989 2,115 142 16 3,528
1988 2,206 131 15 3,432
1987 2,054 133 20 2,674
1986 2,224 126 20 2,642
1985 2,771 99 23 2,324
1984 3,328 88 21 2,395
1983 2,120 139 7 5,168
1982 1,835 161 14 3,195
1981 1,826 155 10 3,984
1980 1,725 163 8 4,708
1979 1,387 193 10 3,930
1978 1,348 190 7 4,775
1977 1,563 174 < 5 --
1976 1,718 152 7 4,653
1975 1,696 158 6 5,102
1974 1,773 155 7 4,381
1973 1,662 166 < 5 --
1972 1,423 198 < 5 --
1971 1,371 222 < 5 --
1970 1,329 236 5 5,071
1969 1,216 244 5 4,694
1968 1,035 261 < 5 --
1967 856 293 7 3,396
1966 890 284 < 5 --
1965 909 293 < 5 --
1964 877 315 < 5 --
1963 887 313 < 5 --
1962 834 325 < 5 --
1961 864 321 < 5 --
1960 820 329 < 5 --
1959 753 349 < 5 --
1958 666 358 < 5 --
1957 582 375 < 5 --
1956 482 413 < 5 --
1955 455 415 < 5 --
1954 471 400 < 5 --
1953 411 430 < 5 --
1952 408 423 < 5 --
1951 443 388 < 5 --
1950 478 364 < 5 --
1949 463 366 < 5 --
1948 515 342 < 5 --
1947 509 357 < 5 --
1946 498 332 < 5 --
1945 426 333 < 5 --
1944 453 317 < 5 --
1943 514 307 < 5 --
1942 502 308 < 5 --
1941 417 321 < 5 --
1940 413 314 < 5 --
1939 390 313 < 5 --
1938 427 304 < 5 --
1937 438 297 < 5 --
1936 361 324 < 5 --
1935 424 294 < 5 --
1934 480 281 < 5 --
1933 367 328 < 5 --
1932 337 346 < 5 --
1931 331 351 < 5 --
1930 359 351 < 5 --
1929 274 401 < 5 --
1928 285 398 < 5 --
1927 238 451 < 5 --
1926 281 406 < 5 --
1925 236 452 < 5 --
1924 208 484 < 5 --
1923 199 492 < 5 --
1922 185 514 < 5 --
1921 160 569 < 5 --
1920 167 554 < 5 --
1919 165 533 < 5 --
1918 180 510 < 5 --
1917 170 508 < 5 --
1916 168 500 < 5 --
1915 147 516 < 5 --
1914 81 644 < 5 --
1913 94 529 < 5 --
1912 73 563 < 5 --
1911 59 550 < 5 --
1910 49 596 < 5 --
1909 48 556 < 5 --
1908 54 496 < 5 --
1907 32 670 < 5 --
1906 40 558 < 5 --
1905 41 539 < 5 --
1904 37 550 < 5 --
1903 45 478 < 5 --
1902 26 658 < 5 --
1901 31 552 < 5 --
1900 37 573 < 5 --
1899 40 461 < 5 --
1898 42 477 < 5 --
1897 50 417 < 5 --
1896 37 480 < 5 --
1895 29 551 < 5 --
1894 44 421 < 5 --
1893 36 445 < 5 --
1892 42 409 < 5 --
1891 36 417 < 5 --
1890 33 454 < 5 --
1889 27 480 < 5 --
1888 37 406 < 5 --
1887 32 383 < 5 --
1886 35 361 < 5 --
1885 40 322 < 5 --
1884 24 412 < 5 --
1883 33 308 < 5 --
1882 15 481 < 5 --
1881 21 364 < 5 --
1880 26 313 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.