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The name Joanna peaked for boys at #2326 in 1985. Joanna is also used for girls, ranking #306 in 2025.

The name Joanna is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "God is gracious".

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Joanna derives from the Greek name Ioanna, which in turn came from the Hebrew name Yohannah. It is featured in the New Testament as a woman who accompanied Jesus on his travels and eventually reached saint status. Other names related to Joanna include Joan, Joanne, Johanna, and Jana.
 
The most usable name in her family (in English speaking countries, that is) Joanna has been unobtrusively fashionable since the 1980s and continues to be appreciated for its New Testament history and its melodious three-syllable sound, though the simpler Anna ranks much higher. Joanna was most popular in the mid-80s, when she made it into the <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names">Top 100</a>.
 Audrey Hepburn played a lovely Joanna in the film Two for the Road and Keira Knightley embodied it in Last Night. Both O. Henry and William Faulkner used it for characters. 
 The rhythmic Joanna is our choice over Johanna and Joanne.

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The name Joanna is currently ranked #306 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #88 in 1984. The name is most popular in Wyoming, Hawaii, and Iowa. Joanna is occasionally used for boys in 2014.

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