Joan Boy & girl
How popular is Joan?
#984 boy name in 2025
232 baby boys were named Joan in the US in 2025, making it the 984th most popular boy name. Another 222 girls got the name (#1,085 for girls).
Joan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #984 for boys (▲ 29 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 232 boys, 222 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,124 in 2015, #1,134 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (232 boys) |
| Highest rank | #618 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1903 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 56% boys, 44% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Joan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joan family of names ranked #871 for boys in 2025 (#877 the year before), with 251 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joan | 232 | 92% |
| Joon | 19 | 8% |
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 Joan is most popular
Babies named Joan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.3 per 1,000 (221 boys)
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (157 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (69 boys)
Joan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1910s | 73 | #1,386 |
| 1920s | 254 | #900 |
| 1930s | 780 | #618 |
| 1940s | 448 | #713 |
| 1950s | 273 | #1,338 |
| 1960s | 221 | #1,427 |
| 1970s | 140 | #2,278 |
| 1980s | 247 | #1,810 |
| 1990s | 619 | #1,113 |
| 2000s | 1,806 | #780 |
| 2010s | 1,625 | #1,049 |
| 2020s | 1,210 | #984 |
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Questions
- Is Joan a boy or girl name?
- Joan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 56% of babies named Joan were boys and 44% were girls.
- How popular is the name Joan?
- 232 baby boys were named Joan in the US in 2025, making it the 984th most popular boy name. Another 222 girls got the name (#1,085 for girls).
- When was Joan most popular?
- Joan peaked in 2025, when 232 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #618 in 1935.
- How many people are named Joan?
- 488,939 babies have been named Joan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 241,425 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 77.
- Where is Joan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Joan was most common in Texas, at 0.3 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.