Joan was a hugely popular girls' name that peaked at #5 in 1931 but is far less common today.
Joan is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,087 among girls (222) and #987 among boys (232) — overall #1,255 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 454 | 454 | #1,087 | #987 |
| 2024 | 408 | 408 | #1,240 | #1,016 |
| 2023 | 365 | 365 | #1,365 | #1,079 |
| 2022 | 362 | 362 | #1,413 | #1,088 |
| 2021 | 343 | 343 | #1,387 | #1,112 |
| 2020 | 309 | 309 | #1,547 | #1,135 |
| 2019 | 299 | 299 | #1,591 | #1,175 |
| 2018 | 296 | 296 | #1,747 | #1,104 |
| 2017 | 300 | 300 | #1,680 | #1,117 |
| 2016 | 300 | 306 | #1,846 | #1,052 |
| 2015 | 269 | 269 | #2,001 | #1,127 |
| 2014 | 225 | 225 | #2,430 | #1,220 |
| 2013 | 240 | 246 | #2,496 | #1,103 |
| 2012 | 219 | 219 | #2,365 | #1,261 |
| 2011 | 207 | 213 | #2,780 | #1,212 |
| 2010 | 211 | 221 | #2,853 | #1,198 |
| 2009 | 248 | 263 | #2,627 | #1,060 |
| 2008 | 241 | 261 | #2,704 | #1,083 |
| 2007 | 284 | 301 | #2,728 | #913 |
| 2006 | 268 | 292 | #2,360 | #990 |
| 2005 | 278 | 306 | #1,852 | #997 |
| 2004 | 255 | 294 | #1,977 | #1,021 |
| 2003 | 243 | 268 | #1,806 | #1,106 |
| 2002 | 332 | 358 | #1,659 | #782 |
| 2001 | 327 | 361 | #1,357 | #865 |
| 2000 | 333 | 371 | #1,221 | #912 |
| 1999 | 217 | 263 | #1,411 | #1,316 |
| 1998 | 220 | 274 | #1,356 | #1,307 |
| 1997 | 257 | — | #1,241 | #1,122 |
| 1996 | 201 | — | #1,281 | #1,525 |
| 1995 | 202 | — | #1,103 | #2,043 |
| 1994 | 214 | — | #1,063 | #1,947 |
| 1993 | 260 | — | #904 | #1,838 |
| 1992 | 295 | — | #800 | #1,896 |
| 1991 | 294 | — | #801 | #1,999 |
| 1990 | 317 | — | #763 | #1,742 |
| 1989 | 316 | — | #707 | #2,008 |
| 1988 | 317 | — | #688 | #1,832 |
| 1987 | 314 | — | #665 | #1,915 |
| 1986 | 310 | — | #647 | #2,189 |
| 1985 | 339 | — | #601 | #2,324 |
| 1984 | 346 | — | #565 | #2,574 |
| 1983 | 362 | — | #540 | #2,993 |
| 1982 | 383 | — | #539 | #2,235 |
| 1981 | 420 | — | #499 | #2,722 |
| 1980 | 440 | — | #491 | #2,670 |
| 1979 | 415 | — | #502 | #3,079 |
| 1978 | 433 | — | #472 | #2,985 |
| 1977 | 448 | — | #456 | #2,839 |
| 1976 | 475 | — | #433 | #3,011 |
| 1975 | 560 | — | #378 | #3,535 |
| 1974 | 594 | — | #371 | #2,402 |
| 1973 | 590 | — | #367 | #3,118 |
| 1972 | 743 | — | #322 | #2,591 |
| 1971 | 1,039 | — | #280 | #2,322 |
| 1970 | 1,323 | — | #240 | #2,444 |
| 1969 | 1,580 | — | #200 | #2,360 |
| 1968 | 1,813 | — | #182 | #1,445 |
| 1967 | 2,320 | — | #149 | #2,081 |
| 1966 | 2,738 | — | #133 | #1,924 |
| 1965 | 3,298 | — | #116 | #1,835 |
| 1964 | 4,179 | — | #99 | #1,450 |
| 1963 | 4,588 | — | #95 | #1,562 |
| 1962 | 4,901 | — | #94 | #1,732 |
| 1961 | 5,571 | — | #89 | #1,845 |
| 1960 | 5,909 | — | #80 | #1,538 |
| 1959 | 6,369 | — | #76 | #1,395 |
| 1958 | 6,805 | — | #68 | #1,804 |
| 1957 | 7,615 | — | #60 | #1,418 |
| 1956 | 8,105 | — | #52 | #1,589 |
| 1955 | 8,589 | — | #46 | #1,353 |
| 1954 | 9,550 | — | #40 | #1,422 |
| 1953 | 9,803 | — | #37 | #1,419 |
| 1952 | 10,303 | — | #37 | #1,532 |
| 1951 | 9,425 | — | #39 | #1,621 |
| 1950 | 8,888 | — | #40 | #1,378 |
| 1949 | 9,245 | — | #36 | #1,137 |
| 1948 | 9,294 | — | #37 | #1,736 |
| 1947 | 11,303 | — | #30 | #1,465 |
| 1946 | 11,247 | — | #28 | #1,315 |
| 1945 | 10,418 | — | #25 | #1,360 |
| 1944 | 11,973 | — | #22 | #872 |
| 1943 | 13,285 | — | #21 | #919 |
| 1942 | 14,581 | — | #18 | #788 |
| 1941 | 13,455 | — | #17 | #716 |
| 1940 | 13,355 | — | #14 | #785 |
| 1939 | 14,208 | — | #11 | #751 |
| 1938 | 14,374 | — | #10 | #726 |
| 1937 | 15,389 | — | #9 | #619 |
| 1936 | 17,152 | — | #7 | #658 |
| 1935 | 18,310 | — | #7 | #619 |
| 1934 | 19,550 | — | #7 | #656 |
| 1933 | 19,358 | — | #5 | #765 |
| 1932 | 21,132 | — | #5 | #645 |
| 1931 | 19,200 | — | #5 | #666 |
| 1930 | 15,546 | — | #8 | #780 |
| 1929 | 11,721 | — | #13 | #909 |
| 1928 | 7,890 | — | #27 | #1,201 |
| 1927 | 6,065 | — | #41 | #1,284 |
| 1926 | 5,022 | — | #51 | #1,419 |
| 1925 | 4,057 | — | #66 | #1,436 |
| 1924 | 3,038 | — | #95 | #2,170 |
| 1923 | 2,322 | — | #117 | #1,906 |
| 1922 | 2,026 | — | #127 | #2,098 |
| 1921 | 1,801 | — | #142 | #2,712 |
| 1920 | 1,663 | — | #143 | #2,094 |
| 1919 | 1,263 | — | #174 | #2,017 |
| 1918 | 1,393 | — | #160 | #2,990 |
| 1917 | 1,061 | — | #182 | #2,234 |
| 1916 | 833 | — | #212 | #2,639 |
| 1915 | 791 | — | #210 | #3,226 |
| 1914 | 584 | — | #217 | #3,085 |
| 1913 | 411 | — | #239 | — |
| 1912 | 322 | — | #250 | #2,722 |
| 1911 | 240 | — | #254 | #1,470 |
| 1910 | 196 | — | #277 | — |
| 1909 | 142 | — | #303 | — |
| 1908 | 104 | — | #354 | — |
| 1907 | 109 | — | #336 | — |
| 1906 | 94 | — | #343 | — |
| 1905 | 104 | — | #332 | — |
| 1904 | 73 | — | #387 | — |
| 1903 | 68 | — | #402 | #1,210 |
| 1902 | 65 | — | #388 | — |
| 1901 | 52 | — | #418 | — |
| 1900 | 57 | — | #443 | — |
| 1899 | 28 | — | #584 | — |
| 1898 | 40 | — | #487 | — |
| 1897 | 33 | — | #516 | — |
| 1896 | 31 | — | #541 | — |
| 1895 | 28 | — | #569 | — |
| 1894 | 21 | — | #651 | — |
| 1893 | 22 | — | #619 | — |
| 1892 | 32 | — | #484 | — |
| 1891 | 14 | — | #736 | — |
| 1890 | 18 | — | #628 | — |
| 1889 | 21 | — | #562 | — |
| 1888 | 14 | — | #704 | — |
| 1887 | 15 | — | #600 | — |
| 1886 | 16 | — | #563 | — |
| 1885 | 9 | — | #772 | — |
| 1884 | 11 | — | #661 | — |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #867 | — |
| 1882 | 11 | — | #582 | — |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #784 | — |
| 1880 | 12 | — | #508 | — |