Joanne

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

Girl's name · #2630 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Joanne is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1935, when it ranked #44. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 212,000 girls since 1888, ranked #2630 today. Jojo is a short form of Joanne. Together with its spelling variant Joann (#3049), Joanne would rank around #1703 with about 120 births last year — the newborns split about 55/45 between Joanne and Joann.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Joannes

Joanne Woodward — American actress (born 1930)
Joanne Whalley — British actress
Joanne Dru — American film and television actress (1922-1996)
Joanne Harris — British and French author
Joanne Froggatt — English actress

In stories & tradition

Joanne Francis — EastEnders
Joanne Gardner — Search for Tomorrow
Joanne Jackson — Coronation Street

What Joannes become

Among 620 notable people named Joanne:

No single standout — notable Joannes spread across many fields.

Similar names: Joann · Yvonne · Joyce · Diane · Jeanette · Suzanne

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