Joan

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: From Hebrew via Greek and Latin

Boy's name · #987 in the US (2025) · Trending

54% boys · 46% girls — Joan is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. Joan →

Popularity over time

Joan is climbing: on the charts since 1903, it is ranked #987 in 2025, with about 230 boys given the name last year. Roughly 7,700 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#177 in Ecuador (2025) · #503 in Mexico (2024) · #557 in Switzerland (2025) · #796 in France (2025) · #1,109 in Austria (2025).

Famous Joans

Joan Miró — Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983)
Joan Fuster — Spanish writer (1922–1992)
Joan Enric Vives Sicília — Spanish bishop
Joan Capdevila — Spanish footballer
Joan Gamper — Swiss football pioneer, player and club president (1877–1930)

In stories & tradition

Joan Capdevila — Merlí (Catalan-language TV series)

What Joans become

Among 4,542 notable people named Joan:

Artists & writers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joan Miró, Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983).

Similar names: Johan · Aurelio · Joab · Mariano · Joao · Ilan

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