babyNamedJoana
“God is gracious”
Girl’s name, of Portuguese and Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 633rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 215
- babies born in France
- 1 in 8,475
- −3.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2006
Meaning and origin of Joana
Joana means “God is gracious” and is of Portuguese and Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Joana in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2006.
- Over recent years, Joana has been stable (−3.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Joana every 13 schools, all spellings combined.
Joana in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
197 babies in 3 years1 girl in 24,528−3.9% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 30,713
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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