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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Joan

Used in both girl and boy records

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

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Joan 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 RECORDJoan as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#79girl rank1932peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJoan as a boy’s nameUS records 1903–2024
#1258boy rank2002peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Joan 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
Girl193221,044 uses#519311880–2020141 listed years
Boy2002221 uses#61819351903–2020110 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.