Joanna

“God is gracious”

Girl’s name, of Hebrew and Latin origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Joanna

Joanna means “God is gracious” and is of Hebrew and Latin origin.

It peaked in 1992.
Over recent years, Joanna has been stable (+0.6% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Joanna every 13 schools, all spellings combined.

Joanna ranks 298^th in Ontario (Canada), against 766^th in France.

Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
298^th girls’ name121 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,277−6.5% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
335^th girls’ name31 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,354
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
321^st girls’ name2,860 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,690−5.4% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
371^st girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,092
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
357^th girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,251
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
526^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,335
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
406^th girls’ name27 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,402
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
516^th girls’ name230 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,338−3% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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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