girl's name
Joana
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 13,359
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#695
2025 births
Joana is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 67 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Joana is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2001, when 357 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 49,483 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1896.
Joana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1910s | 14 |
| 1920s | 51 |
| 1930s | 96 |
| 1940s | 91 |
| 1950s | 121 |
| 1960s | 174 |
| 1970s | 350 |
| 1980s | 1,228 |
| 1990s | 1,796 |
| 2000s | 2,665 |
| 2010s | 947 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 406 |
How popular is Joana?
In 2025, Joana was given to 67 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Joana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Joana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Joana in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Joana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joana
How popular is the name Joana?
In 2025, Joana was given to 67 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Joana a girl's or a boy's name?
Joana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Joana most popular?
Joana peaked in 2001, when 357 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Joana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joana currently ranks #695 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.