Joanna

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Latin (from Hebrew via Greek and Latin)

Nicknames: Jojo

Girl's name · #306 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Joanna reached #88 in 1984 and has eased to #306 since. About 112,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#76 in Poland (2025) · #368 in Ireland (2025) · #370 in Scotland (2025) · #424 in New Zealand (2025) · #459 in N. Ireland (2025) · #509 in Norway (2025) · #517 in England & Wales (2025) · #577 in Netherlands (2025) · #628 in Belgium (2025) · #726 in France (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) · #1,158 in Austria (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Joannas

Joanna of Bourbon — Queen of France
Joanna Lumley — British actress and former model
Joanna I of Naples — Queen of Naples (1326–1382)
Joanna la Beltraneja — Castillian infanta and queen, queen consort of Portugal
Joanna Newsom — American musician (born 1982)

In stories & tradition

Joanna, wife of Chuza — Wife of Chuza, Saint of Holy land
Joanna Dark — Perfect Dark (video game series)
Joanna Cargill — X-Factor

What Joannas become

Among 1,854 notable people named Joanna:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joanna Haigh, British physicist and academic.

Similar names: Johanna · Alison · Joanne · Ana · Alicia · Diana

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