girl's name

Joanie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 9,663

Scotland

#760

2024 births

Joanie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1957, when 209 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 52,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1931.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Joanie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,298
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Joanie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 90
1940s 305
1950s 1,298
1960s 1,150
1970s 821
1980s 946
1990s 257
2000s 184
2010s 233
2020s (to 2025) 265

How popular is Joanie?

In 2025, Joanie was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Joanie is used

Scotland #760 4 in 2024
England & Wales #967 37 in 2025
Ireland #1,073 3 in 2023
Canada #2,422 9 in 2024
United States #2,745 63 in 2025
France #7,300 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Joanie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Joanie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joanie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Joanie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joanie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Joanie

How popular is the name Joanie?

In 2025, Joanie was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Joanie a girl's or a boy's name?

Joanie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Joanie?

Joanie has 2 syllables.

When was Joanie most popular?

Joanie peaked in 1957, when 209 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Joanie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joanie currently ranks #760 in the United States. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.