Joan

“God is gracious” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #987 in the US (2025) · Trending

Joan is climbing: on the charts since 1903, it is ranked #987 in 2025, with about 230 boys given the name last year. Roughly 7,700 have carried it all-time. Joan is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,500 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 6,100 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 boys in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Joans

Joan Miró — Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983)
Joan Fuster — Spanish writer (1922–1992)
Joan Enric Vives Sicília — Spanish bishop
Joan Capdevila — Spanish footballer
Joan Gamper — Swiss football pioneer, player and club president (1877-1930)

In stories & tradition

Joan the Wad — mythical character
Joan — Yes, Uncle!

What Joans become

Among 4,542 notable people named Joan:

Artists & writers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Joan Miró, Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983).

Similar names: Johan · Aurelio · Joab · Mariano · Joao · Luan

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