Joanna

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Feminine form of John

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) · #352 in Ireland (2025) · #359 in Scotland (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #424 in New Zealand (2025) · #466 in Canada (2025) · #509 in Norway (2025) · #514 in England & Wales (2025) · #577 in Netherlands (2025) · #611 in Belgium (2025) · #726 in France (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Joannas

Joanna of Bourbon — Queen of France from 1364 to 1378 (1338–1378)
Joanna Lumley — Indian-born British actress (born 1946)
Joanna I of Naples — Queen of Naples from 1343 to 1381 (1326–1382)
Joanna la Beltraneja — Queen of Portugal and claimant to the Castilian throne (1462–1530)
Joanna Newsom — American musician (born 1982)
Joanna Cassidy — American actress (born 1945)
Joanna Garcia — American actress (born 1979)
Joanna Krupa — Polish-born American model and actress (born 1979)
Joanna Kulig — Polish actress and singer (born 1982)
Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal — Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Portugal (1535–1573)

In stories & tradition

Joanna, wife of Chuza — Wife of Chuza, Saint of Holy land
Joanna Dark — Perfect Dark (video game series)
Joanna Cargill — Marvel Comics character

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 (born 1954).

Similar names: Johanna · Ana · Joy · Diana · Sara · Elisa

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