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Joanna

Girl

Origin of the name

Joanna is a feminine form of John. In the Gospel of Luke, Joanna is one of the women who followed Jesus.

Classic name

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1984 was its best year: 3,332 births, or 1 baby in 1,047. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 306.
111,761births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 88rank at its peak, in 1984

Where babies named Joanna are born

1984

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The darker the blue, the more common Joanna is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Joanna is most common in California (1.7 times) and Arizona (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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