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How popular is the name Joann?
Births per year, rank history and how many Joanns are alive today.
Joann (female) is a shortened form of the name Joanne (and sometimes of Joanna). Joann itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2018; most Joanns are registered as Joanne, which ranked 1719th in 2025 with 17 babies.
Most people called Joann are registered as Joanne, and share that name's profile: the Joanne you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Joannes born in England and Wales are between 48 and 59, and there are at least 130,000 of them alive today. Only some Joannes go by Joann.
How many babies are named Joann or Joanne each year?
Combined registrations of Joanne, Joann. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Joanne rank as a registered name?
Where does Joann rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Joann short for Joanne?
Yes - Joann is a shortened form of Joanne. It is also used for Joanna. Joanns are usually registered as Joanne at birth.
When was the name Joann most popular?
The full name Joanne peaked in 1974, when around 7,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Joann itself peaked as a registered name in 1998, with 4 babies.
How many people are called Joann?
There's no official count of people who go by Joann, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 130,000 people registered as Joanne born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Joann.
How old is the typical Joann?
Most people called Joann are registered as Joanne. Most living Joannes are between 48 and 59; the most common age is about 52.
Is Joann becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.