Joana

Joana was the #2,583 girls' name in the US in 2025 (67 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Joana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Joana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Joana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,583 (67)#3,705 (6)—#3,044 (6)
2024#2,585 (68)#1,895 (15)—#2,445 (8)
2023#2,757 (62)#4,710 (4)—#2,900 (6)
2022#2,530 (70)#3,534 (6)——
2021#2,674 (64)#2,711 (9)—#2,377 (8)
2020#2,341 (75)#2,449 (10)——
2019#2,193 (84)#1,782 (16)—#2,188 (9)
2018#2,130 (89)#2,187 (12)#896 (3)#2,344 (8)
2017#2,221 (85)#2,706 (9)—#2,609 (7)
2016#2,479 (73)#2,120 (13)—#3,294 (5)
2015#2,351 (78)#3,615 (6)—#2,011 (10)
2014#2,469 (73)#2,314 (11)—#3,316 (5)
2013#2,211 (84)#2,460 (10)—#3,286 (5)
2012#1,886 (106)#2,095 (13)—#2,921 (6)
2011#1,671 (126)#1,903 (14)—#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #698.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1896.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby girls 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 24,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Joana is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Joana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,651CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Joana (girls) 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
JoanaCanadaGirls#3,0446
JoanaEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
JoanaIrelandGirls—too few
JoanaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JoanaUSGirls#2,58367