Girls name
Joan
Joan is a girls' name given to 476,606 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1932 with 21,040 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in New York in 1932.
Which states favor Joan
Joan by state
Top states by all-time births named Joan. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 81,554 | #1054 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 47,981 | #964 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 31,023 | #1064 (2025) |
| 4 | New Jersey | 27,584 | #1260 (2025) |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 25,293 | #929 (2021) |
| 6 | California | 24,162 | #1100 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 23,840 | #917 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 22,001 | #704 (2025) |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 16,288 | #849 (2025) |
| 10 | Minnesota | 12,895 | #910 (2020) |
| 11 | Indiana | 10,043 | #759 (2025) |
| 12 | Missouri | 10,005 | #851 (2024) |
| 13 | Connecticut | 9,912 | #575 (2025) |
| 14 | Texas | 9,130 | #1743 (2025) |
| 15 | Iowa | 8,574 | #380 (1984) |
| 16 | Maryland | 8,119 | #624 (2002) |
| 17 | Virginia | 6,867 | #982 (2025) |
| 18 | North Carolina | 6,276 | #1347 (2025) |
| 19 | Washington | 6,072 | #646 (2025) |
| 20 | Georgia | 5,431 | #1134 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).