Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Joanna

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Joanna
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1984

Peak era

1984

Peak rank proxy

3,332

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19842024

Peak year

1984

Decline from peak

71.7%

2024

942

All-time

110,756

Joanna is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1984, when 3,332 girls were named Joanna.

In 2024, only 942 girls were given the name.

Down 71.7% from its peak.

All told, about 110,756 Americans have been named Joanna and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1984

19843,332 girls named Joanna

2024942 girls named Joanna

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