Girl name#112 of girl names
Joanne
Pronounced JH OW2 AE1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 137 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Joanne?
Joanne is a girls' name, and first appears in 1888. It has been given to 368,750 children — the 112th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 24% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1947, when 10,339 children were given it.
Joann is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Joanne and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Joann
Nicknames
Common short forms: Jo.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH OW2 AE1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 21
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Joanne
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Joanne
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Joanne?
- Joanne ranks 112th among girls' names in US records, with 368,750 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,523.
- Is Joanne a unisex name?
- No. Joanne is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Joanne most popular?
- 1947, when 10,339 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- What are common nicknames for Joanne?
- Jo. These are recorded as separate names in their own right, so each has its own page and its own popularity curve.
- How else is Joanne spelled?
- Joann. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.