Joah Boy
How popular is Joah?
#2,020 boy name in 2025
74 baby boys were named Joah in the US in 2025, making it the 2020th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Joah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,020 for boys (▲ 78 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 74 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,275 in 2015, #2,805 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (79 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,953 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Joah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joah family of names ranked #1,604 for boys in 2025 (#1,481 the year before), with 83 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joah | 74 | 89% |
| Joa | 9 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Joah is most popular
Babies named Joah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Joah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | #4,580 |
| 1980s | 24 | #3,629 |
| 1990s | 66 | #4,193 |
| 2000s | 279 | #2,866 |
| 2010s | 487 | #2,203 |
| 2020s | 373 | #1,953 |
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Questions
- Is Joah a boy or girl name?
- Joah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Joah were boys.
- How popular is the name Joah?
- 74 baby boys were named Joah in the US in 2025, making it the 2020th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Joah most popular?
- Joah peaked in 2023, when 79 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,953 in 2023.
- How many people are named Joah?
- 1,246 babies have been named Joah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,234 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Joah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Joah was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.