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Joan
OriginCatalan, Occitan variation of John, Hebrew
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderBoy
US Rank#987
Top 1000
About Joan
The name Joan is currently ranked #987 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #619 in 1935. The name is most popular in JOAN, JOAN, and JOAN. Joan is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,220 | 150 | 78.1 |
| 2015 | #1,127 | 170 | 88.7 |
| 2016 | #1,052 | 188 | 99.1 |
| 2017 | #1,117 | 172 | 92.9 |
| 2018 | #1,103 | 178 | 98 |
| 2019 | #1,174 | 165 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,135 | 172 | 99.6 |
| 2021 | #1,112 | 185 | 105.7 |
| 2022 | #1,087 | 201 | 115.1 |
| 2023 | #1,079 | 200 | 116.9 |
| 2024 | #1,013 | 220 | 127.7 |
| 2025 | #987 | 232 | 135.8 |
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Famous Joans
- Joan Miró
Spanish Catalan surrealist painter
- Joan Capdevila
Catalan footballer
- Joan Cornellà (born 1981)
Catalan cartoonist and illustrator
- Joan Daemen (born 1965)
Belgian cryptographer and inventor of Rijndael
- Joan Gamper
Swiss,born Catalan footballer; founder of FC Barcelona
- Joan Gaspart
Catalan businessman and president of FC Barcelona
- Joan Laporta
Catalan lawyer and president of FC Barcelona
- Joan Llaneras
Spanish track cyclist
- Joan Martorell (1833–1906)
Catalan architect
- Joan Mir (born 1997)
Spanish motorcycle racer
- Joan Ribó (born 1947)
Spanish politician
- Joan Sebastian (1951
2015), Mexican vocalist
- Joan Manuel Serrat
Catalan and Spanish song,writer
- Joan Verdú (born 1983)
Catalan footballer
- Joan Voûte (1879–1963)
Dutch astronomer
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