Joan
The medieval English feminine of John, from Old French Jehanne.
Popularity, 1880–2025
The medieval feminine of John, borne by Joan of Arc; Joan Crawford presided over its 1930s heyday.
Joan appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1924 to 1964. It spent 9 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1932, when 21,044 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 5 nationally. All told, 488,939 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Joanne (212,474), Joann (157,456), Johan (14,788), Johann (5,519), Johanne (1,452), Joeann (1,283) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: John
Explore Joan interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 | No. 492 |
| 1890s | 267 | No. 479 |
| 1900s | 863 | No. 302 |
| 1910s | 7,021 | No. 160 |
| 1920s | 45,351 | No. 13 |
| 1930s | 173,439 | No. 5 |
| 1940s | 117,708 | No. 14 |
| 1950s | 85,179 | No. 37 |
| 1960s | 36,676 | No. 80 |
| 1970s | 6,480 | No. 240 |
| 1980s | 3,300 | No. 490 |
| 1990s | 1,858 | No. 761 |
| 2000s | 1,003 | No. 1217 |
| 2010s | 941 | No. 1585 |
| 2020s | 1,031 | No. 1085 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.