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Baby name
Joao
Boy
Origin of the name
João is the Portuguese form of John.
Rising name
2,353births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 1387rank at its peak, in 2024
Where babies named Joao are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Joao is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Joao is most common in Massachusetts (11.5 times) and California (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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