Joanne
About Joanne
A Top 100 name from the 1930s all the way through the 1950s, it's now firmly in Mom -- or Grandma -- land and supplanted for babies by Joanna.....or even great-grandmother Josephine. In its heyday, it had a host of variations, including JoAnn and Jo-Anne.
Pronounced jo-AN.
As of October 2026, Joanne ranked #2630 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #44 in 1935.
Editor's take: The name Joanne is a girl's name of French origin meaning "God is gracious".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,800 | 114 | 63.8 |
| 2015 | #2,020 | 98 | 54.9 |
| 2016 | #2,073 | 95 | 53.6 |
| 2017 | #1,869 | 109 | 63.1 |
| 2018 | #2,121 | 90 | 52.9 |
| 2019 | #1,963 | 99 | 59 |
| 2020 | #2,427 | 72 | 44.5 |
| 2021 | #2,520 | 70 | 42.7 |
| 2022 | #2,306 | 81 | 49.4 |
| 2023 | #2,531 | 70 | 43.6 |
| 2024 | #2,583 | 68 | 42 |
| 2025 | #2,630 | 66 | 41.1 |
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Joanne on lists
Famous Joannes
- Joanne Kathleen "J. K." Rowling
British novelist. Author of the world famous Harry Potter series
- Joanne Froggatt
English actress
- Joanne Whalley
English actress, ex,wife of actor Val Kilmer
- Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward
American actress, wife of actor Paul Newman
- Joanne Dru (born Joan Letitia LaCock)
American actress
- JoAnne Gunderson Carner
American pro golfer
- JoAnne Russell
American tennis player
- Joanne Amy Jackson
English Olympic swimmer
- Joanne Tucker
American actress
- Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
aka Lady Gaga
Joanne in pop culture
- "Joanne
" 2016 album by Lady Gaga
- Joanne Jefferson
character from Broadway musical "Rent"