Joan

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Joan is a given name of Hebrew, English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 488,485 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 481,016 as girls and 7,469 as boys. Joan gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1932 and has since declined significantly. It is the #135 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 408
2023 365
2022 362
2021 343
2020 309
2019 299
2018 296
2017 300
2016 300
2015 269
2014 225
2013 240
2012 219
2011 207
2010 211
2009 248
2008 241
2007 284
2006 268
2005 278
2004 255
2003 243
2002 332
2001 327
2000 333
1999 217
1998 220
1997 257
1996 201
1995 202
1994 214
1993 260
1992 295
1991 294
1990 317
1989 316
1988 317
1987 313
1986 311
1985 339
1984 346
1983 362
1982 383
1981 420
1980 440
1979 415
1978 433
1977 448
1976 475
1975 560
1974 594
1973 590
1972 743
1971 1,039
1970 1,323
1969 1,580
1968 1,813
1967 2,319
1966 2,739
1965 3,298
1964 4,179
1963 4,588
1962 4,902
1961 5,570
1960 5,909
1959 6,369
1958 6,806
1957 7,615
1956 8,105
1955 8,589
1954 9,550
1953 9,803
1952 10,302
1951 9,425
1950 8,888
1949 9,245
1948 9,294
1947 11,302
1946 11,248
1945 10,418
1944 11,973
1943 13,285
1942 14,581
1941 13,455
1940 13,355
1939 14,208
1938 14,374
1937 15,389
1936 17,151
1935 18,311
1934 19,550
1933 19,358
1932 21,132
1931 19,200
1930 15,546
1929 11,721
1928 7,890
1927 6,065
1926 5,022
1925 4,057
1924 3,038
1923 2,322
1922 2,026
1921 1,801
1920 1,663
1919 1,263
1918 1,393
1917 1,061
1916 833
1915 791
1914 584
1913 411
1912 322
1911 240
1910 196
1909 142
1908 104
1907 109
1906 94
1905 104
1904 73
1903 68
1902 65
1901 52
1900 57
1899 28
1898 40
1897 33
1896 31
1895 28
1894 21
1893 22
1892 32
1891 14
1890 18
1889 21
1888 14
1887 15
1886 16
1885 9
1884 11
1883 6
1882 11
1881 6
1880 12