—2024 rank
1942peak year
156,763babies named Joann since 1880
▼ 16%5-year trend
Joann popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Joann mean?
A compact American variant of Joanne, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. It peaked in the United States in the 1930s-1940s.
OriginHebrew
Syllables1
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
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Spellings & variants
JoanneJoanna
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