Names / Girl names
Joan
Current rank
#1,087
and rising
All-time peak
#5
in 1932
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
488,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5 in 1932 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Joan first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1932, at #5 nationally. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Over 488,900 have carried it since records began.