Joanne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jo-AN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,779 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,607 for girls
Joanne is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 2,607th for girls in the US (66 babies).
What does Joanne mean?
Hebrew: French-style feminine of John
“God is gracious”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Joanne a girl's or a boy's name?
Joanne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the UK and 66 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joanne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Joanne, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 327 girls.
Half of all the girls named Joanne in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1964 (#22), 1974 (#6) and 1984 (#23).
Joanne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,375 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,193 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,261 |
| 2012 | 40 | #978 |
| 2011 | 37 | #1,024 |
| 2010 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2009 | 52 | #762 |
| 2008 | 48 | #784 |
| 2007 | 59 | #655 |
| 2006 | 51 | #682 |
| 2005 | 62 | #581 |
| 2004 | 81 | #475 |
| 2003 | 90 | #431 |
| 2002 | 98 | #384 |
| 2001 | 100 | #367 |
| 2000 | 132 | #307 |
| 1999 | 159 | #275 |
| 1998 | 184 | #252 |
| 1997 | 273 | #182 |
| 1996 | 327 | #152 |
How popular is Joanne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,607among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 24,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 66 girls in the US were named Joanne, making it the 2,607th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,416th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 6,062 girls. It first appears in the records in 1888.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Joanne than any year since 1914.
Half of all the girls named Joanne in the US since 1880 were born between 1940 and 1960, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joanne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2,607 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2,585 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2,517 |
| 2022 | 81 | #2,295 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,510 |
| 2020 | 72 | #2,416 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,961 |
| 2018 | 90 | #2,113 |
| 2017 | 109 | #1,863 |
| 2016 | 95 | #2,068 |
| 2015 | 98 | #2,012 |
| 2014 | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2013 | 95 | #2,032 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,929 |
| 2011 | 93 | #2,073 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1,942 |
| 2009 | 110 | #1,901 |
| 2008 | 129 | #1,717 |
| 2007 | 149 | #1,537 |
| 2006 | 141 | #1,546 |
| 2005 | 148 | #1,437 |
| 2004 | 184 | #1,212 |
| 2003 | 177 | #1,202 |
| 2002 | 174 | #1,178 |
| 2001 | 188 | #1,121 |
| 2000 | 226 | #942 |
| 1999 | 211 | #977 |
| 1998 | 236 | #892 |
| 1997 | 248 | #834 |
| 1996 | 264 | #786 |
| 1995 | 274 | #742 |
| 1994 | 286 | #728 |
| 1993 | 338 | #658 |
| 1992 | 328 | #671 |
| 1991 | 397 | #581 |
| 1990 | 418 | #561 |
| 1989 | 461 | #508 |
| 1988 | 431 | #510 |
| 1987 | 466 | #467 |
| 1986 | 459 | #468 |
| 1985 | 525 | #420 |
| 1984 | 511 | #415 |
| 1983 | 565 | #389 |
| 1982 | 632 | #368 |
| 1981 | 678 | #344 |
| 1980 | 702 | #344 |
| 1979 | 757 | #316 |
| 1978 | 732 | #314 |
| 1977 | 917 | #271 |
| 1976 | 945 | #249 |
| 1975 | 1,137 | #217 |
| 1974 | 1,254 | #202 |
| 1973 | 1,299 | #197 |
| 1972 | 1,347 | #207 |
| 1971 | 1,655 | #188 |
| 1970 | 1,954 | #170 |
| 1969 | 2,080 | #156 |
| 1968 | 2,133 | #153 |
| 1967 | 2,340 | #147 |
| 1966 | 2,727 | #132 |
| 1965 | 3,148 | #121 |
| 1964 | 3,575 | #115 |
| 1963 | 3,858 | #114 |
| 1962 | 4,011 | #114 |
| 1961 | 4,616 | #102 |
| 1960 | 4,875 | #99 |
| 1959 | 5,347 | #92 |
| 1958 | 5,928 | #80 |
| 1957 | 5,110 | #94 |
| 1956 | 4,671 | #99 |
| 1955 | 4,987 | #88 |
| 1954 | 5,435 | #78 |
| 1953 | 5,890 | #71 |
| 1952 | 5,351 | #78 |
| 1951 | 5,358 | #73 |
| 1950 | 5,491 | #67 |
| 1949 | 5,746 | #61 |
| 1948 | 5,499 | #65 |
| 1947 | 6,062 | #56 |
| 1946 | 5,506 | #57 |
| 1945 | 4,618 | #53 |
| 1944 | 4,529 | #55 |
| 1943 | 5,270 | #49 |
| 1942 | 5,342 | #48 |
| 1941 | 4,665 | #54 |
| 1940 | 4,418 | #54 |
| 1939 | 4,225 | #53 |
| 1938 | 4,250 | #57 |
| 1937 | 4,333 | #51 |
| 1936 | 4,305 | #48 |
| 1935 | 4,565 | #44 |
| 1934 | 4,543 | #45 |
| 1933 | 3,719 | #56 |
| 1932 | 3,730 | #62 |
| 1931 | 3,757 | #68 |
| 1930 | 3,154 | #81 |
| 1929 | 2,497 | #101 |
| 1928 | 1,649 | #142 |
| 1927 | 1,159 | #181 |
| 1926 | 944 | #205 |
| 1925 | 636 | #262 |
| 1924 | 475 | #306 |
| 1923 | 342 | #359 |
| 1922 | 248 | #422 |
| 1921 | 233 | #452 |
| 1920 | 208 | #470 |
| 1919 | 144 | #581 |
| 1918 | 171 | #537 |
| 1917 | 114 | #637 |
| 1916 | 118 | #623 |
| 1915 | 84 | #724 |
| 1914 | 55 | #777 |
| 1913 | 52 | #721 |
| 1912 | 35 | #846 |
| 1911 | 24 | #875 |
| 1910 | 28 | #812 |
| 1909 | 16 | #1,015 |
| 1908 | 19 | #912 |
| 1907 | 19 | #871 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #1,011 |
| 1904 | 8 | #1,363 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,204 |
| 1902 | 8 | #1,320 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,592 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,276 |
Nicknames for Joanne
Names like Joanne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michelle Charlotte Jane Janice Janelle Josephine Sarah Jacqueline Billie Alice Elise Jamie
Names related to Joanne
Joanna Joanie Johanna Joan Joana Jeannie Jeanne Johnnie Joann Janney
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joanne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joanne, updated 20 October 2026.