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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Joa

Used in both girl and boy records

Joa appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Joa by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDJoa as a girl’s nameUS records 1953–2024
#29833girl rank1953peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJoa as a boy’s nameUS records 2013–2024
#18782boy rank2024peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Joa in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl195310 uses#368519531953–19744 listed years
Boy20206 uses#1049720202013–20203 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.