NameTides

Joan

Joan was the #984 boys' name in the US in 2025 (232 babies).

Joan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Joan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Joan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,085 (222)#2,006 (14)——#1,141 (23)—
2024#1,240 (188)#1,743 (17)—#898 (3)#2,445 (8)—
2023#1,361 (165)#1,774 (16)—#727 (4)#1,419 (16)—
2022#1,412 (161)#1,849 (15)—#905 (3)#2,133 (9)—
2021#1,384 (158)#1,692 (17)—#586 (6)#1,381 (17)—
2020#1,545 (137)#2,163 (12)——#1,295 (18)—
2019#1,585 (134)#2,170 (12)——#1,600 (14)—
2018#1,741 (118)#2,499 (10)—#629 (5)#1,567 (14)—
2017#1,677 (128)#2,502 (10)—#651 (5)#2,041 (10)—
2016#1,841 (112)#1,834 (16)——#2,040 (10)—
2015#1,996 (99)#1,649 (18)——#2,011 (10)—
2014#2,412 (75)#2,203 (12)—#661 (5)#1,455 (16)—
2013#2,484 (72)#2,649 (9)#816 (3)#894 (3)#1,686 (13)—
2012#2,356 (79)#2,717 (9)—#677 (5)#3,334 (5)—
2011#2,763 (63)#1,665 (17)—#937 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #984.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1903.
  • In 2025, 49% of US babies named Joan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Joan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,700 to 1 in 7,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Joan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #776CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #672AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #919GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #566TXFlorida: #809FL
Joan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JoanCanadaGirls#1,14123
JoanCanadaBoys—too few
JoanEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
JoanEngland & WalesBoys—too few
JoanIrelandGirls—too few
JoanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JoanNSWGirls—too few
JoanScotlandGirls—too few
JoanUSGirls#1,085222
JoanUSBoys#984232