Joanne

Boy · recorded 1928–1996

  • 1996last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1996. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Joanne.

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Its story

Popularity since 1928

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 48 recorded years as a table
Joanne, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19287
19309
193111
193211
193315
193418
193517
193616
193721
193811
193917
194015
19417
194215
19438
19448
194512
19463
19476
19487
19495
19503
19524
19533
19556
19563
19576
19585
19595
19604
19626
19633
19644
19656
19665
19675
19686
19695
19705
19724
19744
19754
19773
19844
19854
19864
19902
19963

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Joanne isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1996
5
Rank in 1996
#9,015
How rare
1 in 378,860 boys
Since 1928
504

Joanne was last recorded in 1996. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1937, at 21 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Joanne doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.