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Joanna

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Joanna: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #125 to #603.200020052010201520202025#125#603
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#125
1997#147
1998#164
1999#199
2000#211
2001#249
2002#271
2003#287
2004#334
2005#349
2006#368
2007#378
2008#380
2009#321
2010#385
2011#364
2012#379
2013#442
2014#354
2015#402
2016#382
2017#439
2018#386
2019#458
2020#478
2021#603
2022#596
2023#555
2024#488
2025#514

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 58 of the 71 years from 1955 to 2025.

In 2025: #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #508 among girls in Norway, #514 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1955–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #432 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1968–1992

    Highest recorded position: #29 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1968–1992).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #29 in New Zealand in 1970.

Joanna's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#51478HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48882HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#55570HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#59664HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#60364HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#47884HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#45892HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#386116HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#439100HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#382119HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#402113HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#354130HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#44295HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#379124HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#364130HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#385118HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#321140HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#380116HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#378111HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#368113HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#349114HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#334115HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#287139HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#271145HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#249159HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#211201HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#199218HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#164274HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#147317HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#125374HighVerified
1982New South Wales, Australiafemale#9882InsufficientNot yet available
1976New South Wales, Australiafemale#9976InsufficientNot yet available
1992New Zealandfemale#9851HighVerified
1990New Zealandfemale#8262HighVerified
1989New Zealandfemale#9353HighVerified
1988New Zealandfemale#6188HighVerified
1987New Zealandfemale#9650HighVerified
1986New Zealandfemale#7969HighVerified
1985New Zealandfemale#5786HighVerified
1984New Zealandfemale#5787HighVerified
1983New Zealandfemale#5390HighVerified
1982New Zealandfemale#6084HighVerified
1981New Zealandfemale#43103HighVerified
1980New Zealandfemale#41107HighVerified
1979New Zealandfemale#5195HighVerified
1978New Zealandfemale#46104HighVerified
1977New Zealandfemale#50106HighVerified
1976New Zealandfemale#39133HighVerified
1975New Zealandfemale#30177HighVerified
1974New Zealandfemale#39145HighVerified
1973New Zealandfemale#45152HighVerified
1972New Zealandfemale#43169HighVerified
1971New Zealandfemale#36186HighVerified
1970New Zealandfemale#29204HighVerified
1969New Zealandfemale#33200HighVerified
1968New Zealandfemale#61115HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3284HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3055HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#2666HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2009HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2736HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2766HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#4263HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#2477HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2687HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#2467HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#2378HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3095HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#2547HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#2686HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#14514HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3184HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#16910HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2844HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#14213HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#1769HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#11118HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#15412HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#14513HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#13915HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#5084HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4426HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4485HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4176HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#5164HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#4039HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4298HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5245HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#4129HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4727HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#39710HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5615HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#6054HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5505HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4846HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5984HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4138HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#5395HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#30713HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#3939HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4488HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#36311HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#23522HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#21925HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#19829HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#16242HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#15049HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#12363HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#16340HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#15645HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#9475HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#11361HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#12055HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#9378HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#13450HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#14247HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#13447HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#12055HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#12749HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#12847HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#16433HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#15837HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#18630HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#18429HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#16334HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#21123HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#23619HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#26116HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#25916HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#30211HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#3997HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#33210HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4356HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#3937HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#5044HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4405HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4614HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#4324HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#35211HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#5047HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4049HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#35711HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#33612HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#33612HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#34712HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#36112HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#26018HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#33513HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#36213HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#25320HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#24621HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#28018HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#26619HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#29318HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#27218HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#25720HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#23321HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#24717HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4247HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#27213HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#22516HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#3528HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#3697HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#20217HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#2948HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#2938HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#25016HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#24814HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#19620HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#19021HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#17425HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#21319HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#22417HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#21418HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#15831HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#16828HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#17329HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#15337HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#13445HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#11759HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#14248HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#10476HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#13458HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#14749HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#11371HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#15642HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#13155HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#14551HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#16040HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#18333HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#20127HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#18429HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#21220HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#17228HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#17827HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#20517HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#20215HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#21811HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#20913HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#22610HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3848HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Joanna is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Joanna, between 1955 and 2025, in 67 of those 71 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1983Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1982New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1968New Zealand: recorded in 1969New Zealand: recorded in 1970New Zealand: recorded in 1971New Zealand: recorded in 1972New Zealand: recorded in 1973New Zealand: recorded in 1974New Zealand: recorded in 1975New Zealand: recorded in 1976New Zealand: recorded in 1977New Zealand: recorded in 1978New Zealand: recorded in 1979New Zealand: recorded in 1980New Zealand: recorded in 1981New Zealand: recorded in 1982New Zealand: recorded in 1983New Zealand: recorded in 1984New Zealand: recorded in 1985New Zealand: recorded in 1986New Zealand: recorded in 1987New Zealand: recorded in 1988New Zealand: recorded in 1989New Zealand: recorded in 1990New Zealand: recorded in 1992New Zealand: highest position in 1970New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1976New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1982New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1982England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2000ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419552025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1955–202558#93 in 1983
Republic of Ireland1964–202562#104 in 1982
New Zealand1968–199224#29 in 1970
New South Wales, Australia1976–19822#98 in 1982
England and Wales1996–202530#125 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–202426#111 in 2000
Scotland20241#384 in 2024

Its high point came 54 years earlier in New Zealand (1970) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Joanna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
7 official registrars, 1955–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #29 in New Zealand in 1970. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.